Injury

/ˈɪndʒəri/ noun

Definition

An injury is physical harm or damage to part of the body, such as a cut, break, or bruise. It can also mean harm done to someone’s feelings or rights.

Etymology

It comes from Latin “iniuria,” meaning “a wrong” or “injustice,” from “in-” (not) and “ius” (right, law). The sense of physical harm grew from the idea of a wrong done to someone.

Kelly Says

Injury originally meant “a wrong” before it meant “a wound,” which is why we talk about “insult and injury.” The law still treats many injuries as legal wrongs that someone may owe money for. The word links the pain you feel in your body to the idea that something unfair has happened.

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