injury
gb/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/ us/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
A2
English
~ 1400
sérülés, sérelem
NOUN
A2
1
sérülés
A2
Usage pattern:
[someone] suffers an injury
She suffered a knee injury during the match.
A mérkőzés során térdsérülést szenvedett.
The driver escaped with only minor injuries.
A sofőr csak kisebb sérülésekkel megúszta.
He was taken to the hospital with head injuries.
Workplace safety rules help prevent injuries.
The athlete is recovering from a shoulder injury.
Learner examples
I have an injury on my arm.
Sérülés van a karomon.
He got an injury while playing football.
Futballozás közben szerzett sérülést.
She went to the doctor for her injury.
The man has a small injury on his hand.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'injury' with 'illness'; 'injury' is for physical harm, not sickness.
Meaning
Damage to the body
Collocations
serious injury
|minor injury
|head injury
|sports injury
|suffer an injury
Synonyms
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.)
Antonyms
healing (The process of becoming healthy again after injury.)
|
health (The state of being free from injury or illness.)
Themes
health
|sports
|safety
|body
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Hurt or damage to a person's body.
Physical harm or damage caused to a person's body, often as a result of an accident, attack, or physical activity.
NOUN
B2
2
sérelem
B2
Usage pattern:
[something] causes injury to [something]
The article caused serious injury to his reputation.
A cikk súlyos sérelmet okozott a hírnevének.
They sued for injury to their property rights.
Pert indítottak tulajdonjogaik sérelme miatt.
Insults can cause injury to someone's feelings.
The new law prevents injury to the environment.
Learner examples
The story gave injury to her name.
A történet ártott a jó hírének.
He felt injury from the rude words.
Sértve érezte magát a durva szavak miatt.
They spoke in a way that gave injury to his feelings.
Common mistake:
Learners may overuse 'injury' for all types of problems; in many cases 'damage' or 'harm' is more natural for objects or feelings.
Meaning
Damage to non-physical things
Collocations
injury to reputation
|injury to feelings
|personal injury (legal)
Synonyms
damage (A general term for harm, often used for objects and abstract things.)
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harm (General term for causing negative effects; can be physical or non-physical.)
Antonyms
benefit (An advantage or positive effect that is the opposite of harm.)
Themes
law
|society
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Harm or damage to things like your name, rights, or feelings.
Harm or damage done to something that is not a living body, such as a reputation, rights, or feelings.
Grammar
Dictionary form
injury
IPA
GB/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
US/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
Syllables & stress
in - jury (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: injury
- Plural: injuries, injury
Word family
Expressions
injury time
1/ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Extra play time in sports
Extra minutes added at the end of a game because of delays from injuries.
Examples
- The team scored during injury time.
- Five minutes of injury time were added to the match.
personal injury
1/pˈɚsənəl ˈɪnd͡ʒɚi/
fixed phrase
Legal term for bodily harm
Physical harm to a person, often talked about in law or insurance.
Examples
- He filed a personal injury claim after the accident.
- Personal injury lawyers handle cases of workplace accidents.
to add insult to injury
1/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.
Examples
- 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.