Injury - English meaning

noun

The process of scraping or wearing something away.

Usage examples:

The metal is resistant to abrasion

noun

The gradual rubbing away of the surface of rock, for example, by other rock, water, or a glacier (= large moving mass of ice)

noun

The process of rubbing away the surface of something

Usage examples:

There seems to have been some abrasion of the surface.

verb

Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Usage examples:

The judge abused his power by imposing the fines

noun

The improper use of something.

Usage examples:

Alcohol abuse

verb

Cruel or inhumane treatment

noun

An action or remark that causes outrage or offence.

Usage examples:

He took his son's desertion as a personal affront

verb

Offend the modesty or values of.

Usage examples:

She was affronted by his familiarity

noun

A remark or action intended to insult or offend someone

Usage examples:

He regarded the comments as an affront to his dignity.

noun

An injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels.

Usage examples:

His body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked

verb

Inflict a bruise or bruises on (a part of the body).

Usage examples:

I fell and bruised my knee

noun

An injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something

Usage examples:

Covered in bruises his arms and back were covered in bruises., cuts and bruises she had a few cuts …

noun

A region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise.

Usage examples:

A dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell

noun

A bruise

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

A harmful action.

Usage examples:

You have done a disservice to the african people by ignoring this fact

noun

An unfair or harmful action

Usage examples:

Calling him a liar does him a great disservice.

noun

An action that harms something or someone

Usage examples:

Do a disservice to she has done a great disservice to her cause by suggesting that violence is just…

noun

A long, deep cut or wound.

Usage examples:

A bad gash in one leg became infected

verb

Make a long, deep cut in.

Usage examples:

The jagged edges gashed their fingers

noun

Rubbish or waste.

Usage examples:

The gash bucket

verb

Make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade.

Usage examples:

The channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water

noun

A chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery.

Usage examples:

A chisel, two gouges, jewelers' shears, and the plane blade were made in sheffield.

verb

An impression in a surface, as made by a blow

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

Usage examples:

Cattle graze on the open meadows

noun

A slight injury where the skin is scraped.

Usage examples:

Cuts and grazes on the skin

verb

To touch and rub against something while passing it, causing slight damage

Usage examples:

The bullet only grazed his leg., [ i ] cows grazed in the field.

noun

A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.

Usage examples:

A website which enabled staff to air their grievances

noun

A complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly

Usage examples:

A special committee investigates prisoners’ grievances.

noun

A complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly

Usage examples:

Have/nurse a grievance against sb he has been nursing a grievance against the company for several y…

noun

Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity.

Usage examples:

The indignity of needing financial help

noun

Loss of respect, or something that causes this

Usage examples:

[ c ] she describes the indignities that victims suffer after a crime.

noun

Something that causes a loss of respect for someone or for yourself

Usage examples:

They were subjected to various indignities and discomforts, including having to get dressed and und…

noun

Lack of fairness or justice.

Usage examples:

She was taken aback by the injustice of nora's remark

noun

The condition of being unfair and lacking justice, or an action that is unfair

Usage examples:

[ u ] social injustice, [ c ] i was falsely arrested, so there was definitely an injustice done.

noun

(an example of) a situation in which there is no fairness and justice

Usage examples:

Sense of injustice the sight of people suffering arouses a deep sense of injustice in her., they we…

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Usage examples:

You're insulting the woman i love

noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.

Usage examples:

He hurled insults at us

verb

To act in a way or say something that is offensive or rude to someone

Usage examples:

Don’t insult me just because i can’t dance., an insulting remark, offering me so little money was a…

noun

A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.

Usage examples:

He suffered lacerations to his head and face

noun

A cut

Usage examples:

The boy had received horrific injuries in the attack, including lacerations to both arms., the body…

noun

A region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour.

Usage examples:

We also recorded the presence and severity of scabies, abscesses, and fungal lesions.

noun

An injury to a person’s body or to an organ

noun

An injury to a person's body or to an organ inside their body

Usage examples:

Skin/brain lesions

noun

A breach of a law or rule; an illegal act.

Usage examples:

The new offence of obtaining property by deception

noun

An illegal act or crime

Usage examples:

It is a criminal offence to mislead customers about the price of an item., a serious/major/minor of…

noun

An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.

Usage examples:

Her voice trembled with outrage

verb

Arouse fierce anger, shock, or indignation in (someone).

Usage examples:

The public were outraged at the brutality involved

noun

A tenant's regular payment to a landlord for the use of property or land.

Usage examples:

I cannot even afford to pay the rent on this flat

verb

Pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car).

Usage examples:

They rented a house together in sussex

noun

A large tear in a piece of fabric.

Usage examples:

Eddie was dismayed by the rent in the roof of the tent

verb

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object.

Usage examples:

The car's paintwork was battered and scratched

noun

A mark or wound made by scratching.

Usage examples:

The scratches on her arm were throbbing

adjective

Assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality.

Usage examples:

City were fielding a scratch squad

An insult, esp. when it comes as a surprise

Usage examples:

It was a real slap in the face when they didn't invite me to the wedding.

verb

Cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

For what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead

noun

A wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword.

Usage examples:

The man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword

conjunction

An oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or ), in fractions (e.g. 3/4 ), in ratios (e.g. miles/day ), or between separate elements of a text.

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adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

verb

Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.

Usage examples:

He snubbed faculty members and students alike

noun

An act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something.

Usage examples:

The move was a snub to the government

adjective

(of a person's nose) short and turned up at the end.

Usage examples:

Snub-nosed

adjective

(of a part of one's body) painful or aching.

Usage examples:

She had a sore throat

noun

A raw or painful place on the body.

Usage examples:

All of us had sores and infections on our hands

adverb

Extremely; severely.

Usage examples:

They were sore afraid

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

noun

A hole or split in something caused by it having been pulled apart forcefully.

Usage examples:

There was a tear in her dress

verb

(of the eye) produce tears.

Usage examples:

The freezing wind made her eyes tear

noun

A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.

Usage examples:

A personal trauma like the death of a child

noun

Severe shock caused by an injury

Usage examples:

[ u ] she never recovered from the trauma of her mother’s illness., [ u ] the surgeon specialized i…

noun

An injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken.

Usage examples:

A knife wound

verb

Inflict a wound on.

Usage examples:

The sergeant was seriously wounded

verb

Past and past participle of wind2.

adjective

Not correct or true; incorrect.

Usage examples:

That is the wrong answer

adverb

In an unsuitable or undesirable manner or direction.

Usage examples:

What am i doing wrong?

noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act.

Usage examples:

I have done you a great wrong

noun

Illegal or dishonest behaviour.

Usage examples:

Police have denied any wrongdoing

noun

Bad or illegal behavior

Usage examples:

Investigators found no evidence of wrongdoing.

noun

Illegal behaviour

Usage examples:

She denied any criminal wrongdoing.