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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 An oblique injury caused the star wideout to miss a significant portion of training camp. Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 White Bear Lake was inside the red zone, trailing by six in the fourth quarter when star quarterback Oluwatomi Animasaun sustained an injury that forced him to exit the contest on fourth down. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025 Luke Jorgensen was forced to move from running back to quarterback for Poway (2-2) after Noah Schuback left with an injury. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025 The Patriots will release injury reports Thursday and Friday this week. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for injury
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injury
Noun
  • That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Since 1972, The Marine Mammal Protection Act has served as a buffer against this cacophony, giving regulators tools to limit harm and protect species from deadly entanglements, vessel strikes, and industrial noise.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By sharing stories of corruption, privilege and inequality, social media not only informed but also galvanized Nepal’s youth, motivating collective mobilization against the country’s systemic injustice.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Music, and punk in particular, has traditionally been a form of art that amplifies anger, discontent, and injustice without filter.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In some cases, the full extent of damage becomes clear only once treatment begins.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Soros, and his group of psychopaths, have caused great damage to our Country!
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is Toronto's chance to right every wrong of the 2020s so far.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Arch-conservative Ronald Reagan acknowledging that a grievous wrong had been done to these people, by the American government, and making some small measure of amends along with the Congress.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Young Thug wasn’t the only target, however, as his girlfriend, Mariah The Scientist, also caught a few shots for entertaining Thugger’s insults over the phone.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Injury.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injury. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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