Englisch

injury

gb/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/ us/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
A2 Englisch
~ 1400
Bedeutungen
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Damage to the body

Hurt or damage to a person's body.

Verwendungsmuster: [someone] suffers an injury
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'injury' with 'illness'; 'injury' is for physical harm, not sickness.
Synonyme
wound (Often refers to an open cut or injury, especially from a weapon or accident.) | trauma (More formal or medical term, can also refer to emotional harm.)
Antonyme
healing (The process of becoming healthy again after injury.) | health (The state of being free from injury or illness.)
Wortverbindungen
serious injury |minor injury |head injury |sports injury |suffer an injury
Themen
health |sports |safety |body |core_vocabulary
Beispiele
  • She suffered a knee injury during the match.
  • The driver escaped with only minor injuries.
  • He was taken to the hospital with head injuries.
  • Workplace safety rules help prevent injuries.
  • The athlete is recovering from a shoulder injury.
Beispiele für Lernende
  • I have an injury on my arm.
  • He got an injury while playing football.
  • She went to the doctor for her injury.
  • The man has a small injury on his hand.
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Damage to non-physical things

Harm or damage to things like your name, rights, or feelings.

Verwendungsmuster: [something] causes injury to [something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may overuse 'injury' for all types of problems; in many cases 'damage' or 'harm' is more natural for objects or feelings.
Synonyme
damage (A general term for harm, often used for objects and abstract things.) | harm (General term for causing negative effects; can be physical or non-physical.)
Antonyme
benefit (An advantage or positive effect that is the opposite of harm.)
Wortverbindungen
injury to reputation |injury to feelings |personal injury (legal)
Themen
law |society |emotions |core_vocabulary
Beispiele
  • The article caused serious injury to his reputation.
  • They sued for injury to their property rights.
  • Insults can cause injury to someone's feelings.
  • The new law prevents injury to the environment.
Beispiele für Lernende
  • The story gave injury to her name.
  • He felt injury from the rude words.
  • They spoke in a way that gave injury to his feelings.
Grammatik
Grundform
injury
IPA
GB/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
US/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
Silben & Betonung
in - jury (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Wortformen
Noun
  • Base: injury
  • Plural: injuries, injury
Wortfamilie
Forms
injuries noun
Core family
injure verb B1 injured adjective
Negative and opposite forms
uninjured adjective
Advanced or less common
injurious adjective C1 injuriously adverb
Ausdrücke

injury time

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/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase

Extra play time in sports

Extra minutes added at the end of a game because of delays from injuries.

Beispiele
  • The team scored during injury time.
  • Five minutes of injury time were added to the match.

personal injury

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/pˈɚsənəl ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
fixed phrase

Legal term for bodily harm

Physical harm to a person, often talked about in law or insurance.

Beispiele
  • He filed a personal injury claim after the accident.
  • Personal injury lawyers handle cases of workplace accidents.

to add insult to injury

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/tə ˈæd ˈɪnsʌlt tə ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
idiom

Make a bad situation even worse

To make something bad even worse by doing or saying something else that upsets someone.

Beispiele
  • Losing the game was bad enough, but being laughed at added insult to injury.
  • She was late and, to add insult to injury, she forgot the tickets.

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