injury
English Thesaurus
1. wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | damage, legal injury, wrong, |
| definition | : | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right (noun.act) |
2. an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | spoil, spoilage, spoiling, |
| definition | : | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it (noun.act) |
3. an accident that results in physical damage or hurt (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | accident, |
| definition | : | an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | concussion, |
| definition | : | injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | mutilation, |
| definition | : | an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part (noun.event) |
4. a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | blighty wound, |
| definition | : | a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | flesh wound, |
| definition | : | a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones (noun.event) |
5. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | brain damage, |
| definition | : | injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | birth trauma, |
| definition | : | physical injury to an infant during the birth process (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | blast trauma, |
| definition | : | injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | blunt trauma, |
| definition | : | injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bruise, contusion, |
| definition | : | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bump, |
| definition | : | a lump on the body caused by a blow (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | burn, |
| definition | : | an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | dislocation, |
| definition | : | a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | electric shock, |
| definition | : | trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | break, fracture, |
| definition | : | breaking of hard tissue such as bone (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | cryopathy, frostbite, |
| definition | : | destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | intravasation, |
| definition | : | entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pinch, |
| definition | : | an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | rupture, |
| definition | : | state of being torn or burst open (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bite, insect bite, sting, |
| definition | : | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | strain, |
| definition | : | injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | whiplash, whiplash injury, |
| definition | : | an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | wale, weal, welt, wheal, |
| definition | : | a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | lesion, wound, |
| definition | : | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | pull, twist, wrench, |
| definition | : | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments (noun.state) |
6. an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage (noun.act)
7. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state)
| derivation | : | hurt, suffer, |
| definition | : | feel pain or be in pain (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | injure, wound, |
| definition | : | cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ache, hurt, suffer, |
| definition | : | feel physical pain (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | traumatic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body (adj.pert) |
8. an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage (noun.act)
9. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state)
| derivation | : | hurt, suffer, |
| definition | : | feel pain or be in pain (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | injure, wound, |
| definition | : | cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ache, hurt, suffer, |
| definition | : | feel physical pain (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | traumatic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body (adj.pert) |
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