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- pronunciation:
- In
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| inflections: |
injuries |
| definition 1: |
any damage or wrong that causes hardship or suffering.
- synonyms:
- hurt, wound
- similar words:
- affront, damage, detriment, disservice, evil, harm, sore, trauma, wrong
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| definition 2: |
a particular instance of harm, esp. physical; wound.
- synonyms:
- wound
- similar words:
- bruise, contusion, cut, gash, harm, hurt, insult, laceration, lesion, scrape, scratch, sore, stab, trauma
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in law, any wrongful act done to another.
- synonyms:
- wrong
- similar words:
- abuse, calumny, defamation, disservice, enormity, grievance, injustice, libel, malfeasance, misdeed, slander, tort
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| related words: |
disability, disfavor, iniquity, loss, outrage, turn, violence |
adjective + (n.)injury
accidental,
acute,
athletic,
bodily,
catastrophic,
chronic,
devastating,
disabling,
facial,
fatal,
internal,
key,
liable,
life-threatening,
mild,
minor,
nagging,
occupational,
painful,
patient,
penetrating,
perceived,
permanent,
personal,
physical,
prone,
recurrent,
related,
repetitive,
reported,
serious,
severe,
spinal,
spinal-cord,
susceptible,
thermal,
traumatic,
unintentional,
vascular,
vulnerable
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verb + (n.)injury
aggravate,
avoid,
battle,
cause,
decrease,
diagnose,
endure,
escape,
fake,
hamper,
incur,
inflict,
insult,
minimize,
nurse,
overcome,
overuse,
plague,
prevent,
recover,
reduce,
repair,
result,
risk,
sideline,
slow,
suffer,
sustain,
treat
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(n.)injury
+ verb
associate, heal, occur
noun + (n.)injury
ankle,
back,
blast,
brain,
burn,
calf,
cause,
compensation,
cord,
death,
elbow,
extent,
extremity,
foot,
groin,
gunshot,
hamstring,
head,
hip,
illness,
incidence,
insult,
knee,
leg,
liability,
ligament,
likelihood,
lung,
mechanism,
muscle,
neck,
nerve,
occupant,
onset,
overuse,
pain,
plaintiff,
rash,
recovery,
rib,
risk,
season,
severity,
shoulder,
skiing,
spine,
sport,
strain,
stress,
stroke,
tendon,
thumb,
tissue,
whiplash,
workplace,
wound,
wrist
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conventionally associated with injury |
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insult |
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places for treatment of injuries |
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clinic, hospital |
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some accessories for healing injuries |
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bandage, cast, crutches, disinfectant, medicine, stitches |
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some actions related to healing injuries |
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bandage, mend, rally, recover, recuperate, treat |
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some causes of injuries |
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abuse, accident, assault, attack, blow, fall, shock, strike, violence |
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some descriptions of injuries |
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painful, sensitive, sore, tender |
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some descriptions of someone not prone to injuries |
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sturdy, tough |
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some descriptions of someone prone to injuries |
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delicate, fragile, vulnerable |
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some examples of injuries |
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break, bruise, burn, concussion, cut, fracture, scrape, sore, sprain, strain, trauma, wound |
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some feelings associated with injuries |
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ache, burn, hurt, pain, sting, suffer |
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some kinds of injuries |
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emotional, fatal, minor, physical, serious |
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some people associated with injuries |
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doctor, nurse, victim |
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some reactions to injuries |
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clench, cry, gasp, grimace, gulp, pout, scream, squirm, wince |
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some results of injuries |
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amnesia, coma, inflammation, paralysis, scab, scar |
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some things for healing injuries |
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therapy, treatment |
The word injury
contains the following parts:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
jud, jur, just
Latin
root
that means justice, law; swear
Example words:
adjudicate, abjure, adjure, conjure, injudicious, injure, injury, injustice, judge, judgment, judicial, judiciary, judicious, juridical, jurisdiction, jurisprudence, jury, just, justice, justify, perjure, perjury, unjust
-y2
Latin and Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, act, or practice of
Example words:
assembly, beggary, calumny, carpentry, energy, fury, infamy, injury, inquiry, misery, modesty, perjury, soldiery, treasury
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