injury

Etymology

From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.

noun

1. Damage to the body of a living thing.
   The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
2. Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically.
3. The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
   Slander is an injury to the character.
4. (archaic) Injustice.

verb

1. (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
   The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master. II.12