noun, plural in·ju·ries.
- harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one’s shoulder; an injury to one’s pride.
- wrong or injustice done or suffered.
- Law. any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.
- Obsolete. injurious speech; calumny.
noun plural -ries
- physical damage or hurt
- a specific instance of thisa leg injury
- harm done to a reputation
- law a violation or infringement of another person’s rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
- an obsolete word for insult
n.late 14c., “harm, damage, loss; a specific injury,” from Anglo-French injurie “wrongful action,” from Latin injuria “wrong, hurt, injustice, insult,” noun use of fem. of injurius “wrongful, unjust,” from in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + ius (genitive iuris) “right, law” (see jurist). n.
- Damage, harm, or loss, as from trauma.
- A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss.
see add insult to injury.