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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 Paramedics transported the driver to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2025 Further operations followed, with Kubica also suffering severe injuries to his right elbow, shoulder and leg. Rory Fleming, CNN Money, 21 June 2025 Garten died from his injuries, while Kearney was hospitalized with serious injuries but was later released. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025 In most cases, this pertains to illness, injury, infections, viruses, bacteria and so on — but also to stressful situations. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for injury
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injury
Noun
  • In the exposé, Rolling Stone balanced public interest versus potential harm by considering the sensitive details surrounding what was then unverified accusations.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Preventing harm to children is a goal with which most people would agree.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • In the face of injustice, silence is not an option.
    Breana Skiles, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025
  • No more silence on abuse, discrimination, or injustice.
    Michael Blake, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Investors haven't slammed the brakes on all stocks in the solar energy sector, with shares of solar panel makers First Solar and Toyo taking less damage.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 June 2025
  • Iranian state media confirmed that Israeli warplanes had struck nuclear facilities at Arak but said that there had been no serious damage.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • With Section 899, Republicans are trying to test the truism about two wrongs not making a right.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
  • The plan must also force Israel to stop its bulldozing of buildings, seizure of Palestinian lands, and creation of ever-more Jewish settlements in the West Bank—and pay full reparations for all of these enormous wrongs.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The president and the governor are having a momentous fight about constitutional rights in the courts, and flaming each other with insults and photoshopped memes on Truth Social and X. The ICE raids have thrown some Angelenos into a state of fear and virtual hiding.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
  • The two men had a very public falling out in early June, which unfolded in a series of insults and allegations on social media.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 June 2025

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“Injury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injury. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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