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How does the noun injury contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of injury are grievance, injustice, and wrong. While all these words mean "an act that inflicts undeserved hurt," injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation.

libel constitutes a legal injury

When could grievance be used to replace injury?

The synonyms grievance and injury are sometimes interchangeable, but grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint.

a list of employee grievances

When is it sensible to use injustice instead of injury?

In some situations, the words injustice and injury are roughly equivalent. However, injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights.

the injustices suffered by the lower classes

In what contexts can wrong take the place of injury?

While in some cases nearly identical to injury, wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice.

determined to right society's wrongs

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of injury After a brain injury, NMDA receptors can become overexcited, causing further cell death, so quieting these receptors might prevent additional damage. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025 Attorney and longtime political donor John Morgan, founder of the mega personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan, created his own independent party this year and is also weighing a run for governor in the Sunshine State, despite supporting Democratic candidates and causes in the past. Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025 By game day, two days after the Fever announced that Clark’s quadriceps injury would hold her out for at least two weeks, StubHub offered seats for less than $10. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025 The extent of any injuries was not immediately clear. Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for injury
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injury
Noun
  • Andrew Tate, 38, faces charges related to three women that include rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain.
    Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
  • Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
    Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Throw in the doping allegations, and Hungary’s loss must be considered one of football’s greatest injustices.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • Their picks examine the power of demagogues, the injustices of the immigration system, the reasons protest movements have failed, and the fear of others.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Hijazi successfully sued for libel in London's High Court in July 2021 and was awarded £100,000 ($130,000) in damages and his court costs.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
  • It is also associated with inflammation and damage in the nervous system, according to a 2024 study.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • In those days, most people could distinguish right from wrong, and children went to summer camps without fear of government intervention.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
  • And as far as identifying the origin of any issues that arise, an agent that interprets an order wrong can be as much at fault as a cooking agent that fails to recognize flaws in the request, Thakur says.
    Paresh Dave, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • They were quickly showered with boos and insults, along with various food items and beverages, including my mother’s large Pepsi.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
  • Students understood the insult – and its historical sting.
    Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025

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“Injury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injury. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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