injury

Definition

  • noun: harm or damage
  • noun: an act that damages or hurts
  • synonyms: wrong

Examples

  • Most people were forced to work longer hours each week, and to 'add insult to injury', the company decided not to give pay raises.

  • If you keep on lifting those heavy weights, you'll 'do yourself an injury'.

  • an athlete who is 'injury-prone' [=an athlete who is frequently injured]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) No rimshot there? God, whatever I'm paying you, it's too much. Maybe, she saw my dad. My dad died about ten years ago of injuries he sustained during a duel. When your father dies, you ask yourself a lot of questions. Questions like, "Wait, did you say he died in a duel?" and "Who dies in a duel?" (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6