/ ˈɪndʒəri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) injury (to sb/sth)
1.
[ C , U ] harm done to a person's or an animal's body, for example in an accident :
serious injury / injuries
minor injuries
to sustain injuries / an injury
to escape injury
injury to the head
a head injury
Two players are out of the team because of injury .
There were no injuries in the crash (= no people injured) .
( BrE , informal )
Don't do that. You'll do yourself an injury (= hurt yourself) .
2.
[ U ] (especially law ) damage to a person's feelings :
Damages may be awarded for emotional injury.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French injurie , from Latin injuria a wrong, from in- (expressing negation) + jus , jur- right.