noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɪn.d͡ʒə.ɹi/
UK:/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɹi/
US:/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i/
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South-Asia:/ˈɪɲdʒʊri/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Damage to the body of a living thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
Minor injuries such as cuts and abrasions are cleaned and bandaged on site; serious injuries require an ambulance call.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trauma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition
2
noun
Meaning 2
Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Slander is an injury to the character.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Injustice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To wrong, to injure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.
Across languages
Translations
182 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
wond
— damage or violation
Albanian:
lëndim
— damage or violation
Arabic:
جُرْح
(jurḥ)
— damage or violation
Arabic:
إِصَابَة
(ʔiṣāba)
— damage or violation
Arabic:
إِصَابَة
(ʔiṣāba)
— damage or violation
Arabic:
صَقْعَة
(ṣagʕa)
— damage or violation
Arabic:
تَعْويرة
(taʕwīra)
— damage or violation
Armenian:
վնաս
(vnas)
— damage or violation
Armenian:
վնասվածք
(vnasvackʻ)
— damage or violation
Asturian:
lesión
— damage or violation
Asturian:
firida
— damage or violation
Asturian:
mancadura
— damage or violation
Azerbaijani:
korlanma
— damage or violation
Azerbaijani:
zərər
— damage or violation
Azerbaijani:
xəsarət
— damage or violation
Azerbaijani:
yara
— damage or violation
Azerbaijani:
zədə
— damage or violation
Bashkir:
яра
(yara)
— damage or violation
Bashkir:
йәрәхәт
(yərəxət)
— damage or violation
Belarusian:
ра́на
(rána)
— damage or violation
Belarusian:
тра́ўма
(tráwma)
— damage or violation
Belarusian:
пашко́джанне
(paškódžannje)
— damage or violation
Bengali:
আঘাত
(aghat)
— damage or violation
Bengali:
সদমা
(śodoma)
— damage or violation
Bengali:
জখম
(jokhom)
— damage or violation
Bulgarian:
щета́
(štetá)
— damage or violation
Bulgarian:
вреда́
(vredá)
— damage or violation
Bulgarian:
ра́на
(rána)
— damage or violation
Burmese:
အနာ
(a.na)
— damage or violation
Catalan:
ferida
— damage or violation
Catalan:
lesió
— damage or violation
Chinese Mandarin:
受傷 /受伤
(shòushāng)
— damage or violation
Chinese Mandarin:
負傷 /负伤
(fùshāng)
— damage or violation
Czech:
urážka
— damage or violation
Czech:
zranění
— damage or violation
Czech:
úraz
— damage or violation
Danish:
sår
— damage or violation
Dutch:
verwonding
— damage or violation
Dutch:
letsel
— damage or violation
Dutch:
belediging
— damage or violation
Dutch:
verongelijking
— damage or violation
Dutch:
schade
— damage or violation
Dutch:
nadeel
— damage or violation
Dutch:
onrecht
— damage or violation
Esperanto:
vundo
— damage or violation
Estonian:
vigastus
— damage or violation
Faroese:
sár
— damage or violation
Finnish:
vamma
— damage or violation
Finnish:
loukkaantuminen
— damage or violation
French:
blessure
— damage or violation
West-Frisian:
wûne
— damage or violation
Galician:
ferida
— damage or violation
Galician:
lesión
— damage or violation
Georgian:
დაშავება
(dašaveba)
— damage or violation
Georgian:
ზიანი
(ziani)
— damage or violation
Georgian:
ზარალი
(zarali)
— damage or violation
Georgian:
ვნება
(vneba)
— damage or violation
German:
Verletzung
— damage or violation
German:
Wunde
— damage or violation
German:
Verwundung
— damage or violation
Greek:
ζημία
(zimía)
— damage or violation
Greek:
τραυματισμός
(travmatismós)
— damage or violation
Haitian Creole:
blesi
— damage or violation
Hebrew:
פְּצִיעָה
(p'tsi'á)
— damage or violation
Hebrew:
חַבָּלָה
(ẖabbalá)
— damage or violation
Hindi:
चोट
(coṭ)
— damage or violation
Hindi:
आघात
(āghāt)
— damage or violation
Hindi:
अपकार
(apkār)
— damage or violation
Hungarian:
sérülés
— damage or violation
Icelandic:
sár
— damage or violation
Indonesian:
luka
— damage or violation
Indonesian:
cedera
— damage or violation
Ingrian:
pahapäivä
— damage or violation
Irish:
gortú
— damage or violation
Italian:
ferita
— damage or violation
Italian:
danno
— damage or violation
Italian:
lesione
— damage or violation
Japanese:
傷害
(shōgai)
— damage or violation
Japanese:
負傷
(fushō)
— damage or violation
Kazakh:
жара
(jara)
— damage or violation
Kazakh:
жарақат
(jaraqat)
— damage or violation
Khmer:
របួស
(rɔɔrɔbuəh)
— damage or violation
Korean:
상해
(sanghae)
— damage or violation
Korean:
부상
(busang)
— damage or violation
Central Kurdish:
برین
(brîn)
— damage or violation
Kyrgyz:
жаракат
(jarakat)
— damage or violation
Lao:
ແຜ
(phǣ)
— damage or violation
Lao:
ບາດ
(bāt)
— damage or violation
Latin:
vulnus
— damage or violation
Latin:
plaga
— damage or violation
Latin:
noxia
— damage or violation
Latvian:
pārestība
— damage or violation
Lithuanian:
žala
— damage or violation
Luhya:
esidonda
— damage or violation
Macedonian:
повреда
(povreda)
— damage or violation
Macedonian:
рана
(rana)
— damage or violation
Malay:
kecederaan
— damage or violation
Manx:
aggair
— damage or violation
Māori:
wharanga
— damage or violation
Māori:
wharatanga
— damage or violation
Māori:
uruhua
— damage or violation
Middle English:
injurie
— damage or violation
Middle English:
noysaunce
— damage or violation
Middle English:
hurt
— damage or violation
Mongolian:
хор
(xor)
— damage or violation
Mongolian:
гэмтэл
(gemtel)
— damage or violation
Nepali:
चोट
(coṭ)
— damage or violation
Norwegian Bokmål:
skade
— damage or violation
Old Saxon:
wunda
— damage or violation
Papiamentu:
erida
— damage or violation
Persian:
آسیب
(âsib)
— damage or violation
Persian:
جراحت
(jerâhat)
— damage or violation
Polish:
szkoda
— damage or violation
Polish:
uraz
— damage or violation
Polish:
kontuzja
— damage or violation
Portuguese:
ferida
— damage or violation
Portuguese:
lesão
— damage or violation
Romanian:
rană
— damage or violation
Russian:
ра́на
(rána)
— damage or violation
Russian:
тра́вма
(trávma)
— damage or violation
Russian:
поврежде́ние
(povreždénije)
— damage or violation
Russian:
ране́ние
(ranénije)
— damage or violation
Sanskrit:
द्रुह्
(druh)
— damage or violation
Scottish Gaelic:
ciùrradh
— damage or violation
Scottish Gaelic:
leònadh
— damage or violation
Scottish Gaelic:
milleadh
— damage or violation
Scottish Gaelic:
cron
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
по̏вреда
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
по̏вриједа
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
ра̏на
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
о̏зледа
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
о̏зљеда
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
pȍvreda
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
pȍvrijeda
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
rȁna
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
ȍzleda
— damage or violation
Serbo-Croatian:
ȍzljeda
— damage or violation
Slovak:
urážka
— damage or violation
Slovene:
poškodba
— damage or violation
Southern Altai:
јара
(ǰara)
— damage or violation
Spanish:
herida
— damage or violation
Spanish:
lesión
— damage or violation
Spanish:
lastimadura
— damage or violation
Spanish:
lisiadura
— damage or violation
Sranan Tongo:
soro
— damage or violation
Swahili:
afa
— damage or violation
Swahili:
jiraha
— damage or violation
Swahili:
jeraha
— damage or violation
Swedish:
skada
— damage or violation
Tagalog:
kapinsalaan
— damage or violation
Tajik:
осеб
(oseb)
— damage or violation
Tajik:
ҷароҳат
(jarohat)
— damage or violation
Tarifit:
ayezzim
— damage or violation
Tatar:
җәрәхәт
(cäräxät)
— damage or violation
Thai:
อันตราย
(an-dtà-raai)
— damage or violation
Tibetan:
སྐྱོན
(skyon)
— damage or violation
Turkish:
zarar
— damage or violation
Ottoman Turkish:
ضرر
(zarar)
— damage or violation
Ottoman Turkish:
زیان
(ziyan)
— damage or violation
Ottoman Turkish:
مضرت
(mazarrat)
— damage or violation
Turkmen:
şikes
— damage or violation
Ukrainian:
пошко́дження
(poškódžennja)
— damage or violation
Ukrainian:
ра́на
(rána)
— damage or violation
Ukrainian:
тра́вма
(trávma)
— damage or violation
Urdu:
چوٹ
(coṭ)
— damage or violation
Uyghur:
جاراھەت
(jarahet)
— damage or violation
Uzbek:
jarohat
— damage or violation
Vietnamese:
thương tích
— damage or violation
Vietnamese:
thương tật
— damage or violation
Welsh:
anaf
— damage or violation
Welsh:
anafiad
— damage or violation
Welsh:
anap
— damage or violation
Welsh:
cam
— damage or violation
Welsh:
camwy
— damage or violation
Welsh:
niwed
— damage or violation
Welsh:
sarhad
— damage or violation
Yiddish:
וווּנד
(vund)
— damage or violation
Yiddish:
שאָדן
(shodn)
— damage or violation
Yoruba:
ìpalára
— damage or violation
Yucatec Maya:
loob
— damage or violation
Zazaki:
xesar vinen
— damage or violation
Spanish:
injuria
— the violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests