- [countable, uncountable] harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body, for example in an accident
- Two people sustained minor injuries.
- One of the girls suffered serious injuries.
- He was lucky to escape injury.
- The passengers escaped with only minor injuries.
- As a result of the accident, several passengers sustained serious head injuries.
- injury to somebody/something One youth was treated for injuries to his arm.
- He died from multiple injuries caused by the accident.
- There were no injuries in the crash (= no people injured).
- No damage or injuries were reported.
- These new guidelines will help save lives and prevent injury.
- Taking a few simple precautions will reduce your risk of injury.
- This could result in serious injury or even death.
- because of injury Two players are out of the team because of injury.
- (British English, informal) Don't do that. You'll do yourself an injury (= hurt yourself).
Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injuredsee also personal injury, RSI, whiplash- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsa2- Both defenders have been sidelined by injury.
- Finger injuries should be dealt with immediately.
- Fortunately, the passengers escaped serious injury.
- He aggravated a neck injury while playing for Derby County.
- She has pulled out of the match through injury.
- He is still being treated for injuries to his legs.
- She missed most of the season with a spate of injuries.
- He pulled out with an injury at the last moment.
- She underwent tests to assess her injuries.
- He was accused of feigning injury.
- She was an injury replacement for another player.
- He went off (= off the playing field) with an injury in the second half.
- Her athletics career has been dogged by injury.
- India had wicketkeeper More back after injury.
- McNair continues to play through injury.
- Please help me before our dogs inflict serious injury on each other!
- Researchers have determined that heading a football can cause permanent injury.
- She has failed to shake off her stomach injury.
- Walker has replaced him in the team while he nurses a shoulder injury.
- She is out (= out of the competition/team) for six weeks with a hamstring injury.
- He picked up an injury during the quarter-final.
- She should be back from injury.
- He slumped to the floor with injuries to his back and neck.
- She's unable to play because of injury.
- Stretching exercises can help avoid injury.
- The car turned right over, causing severe injury to the driver.
- The doctor said he would risk serious injury if he were to fall again.
- The inquest heard that she died from multiple injuries.
- The knee injury forced him to give up playing at the age of 23.
- The team has a lot of injury problems.
- There is a real risk of injury in sports such as climbing.
- These injuries ended her hopes of becoming a doctor.
- This type of injury could happen to any player at any time.
- You'll do yourself an injury riding that old bike.
- a claim for personal injury
- a guide to lifting without injury
- a player on the injury list
- a step-by-step guide to lifting without injury
- an injury which robbed him of his speed
- injuries from the fire
- injuries resulting from exposure to harmful substances
- personal injuries arising from negligence
- A back injury forced him to give up rugby.
- Failure to follow the safety instructions may result in injury.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- appalling
- bad
- catastrophic
- …
- run
- series
- spate
- …
- do yourself
- incur
- pick up
- …
- happen (to somebody)
- occur
- result from something
- …
- problems
- site
- time
- …
- because of injury
- through injury
- with injury
- …
- a claim for injury
- a risk of injury
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- [uncountable] (law) damage to a person’s feelings
- Damages may be awarded for emotional injury.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- appalling
- bad
- catastrophic
- …
- run
- series
- spate
- …
- do yourself
- incur
- pick up
- …
- happen (to somebody)
- occur
- result from something
- …
- problems
- site
- time
- …
- because of injury
- through injury
- with injury
- …
- a claim for injury
- a risk of injury
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French injurie, from Latin injuria ‘a wrong’, from in- (expressing negation) + jus, jur- ‘right’.
Idioms
See injury in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee injury in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishadd insult to injury
- to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more
- Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight.
- It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent.
- Only 300 people came to the match and, to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half.
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