injury
Damage requiring treatment
Injury is damage or harm, usually to a body: She sustained a knee injury during practice.
The word extends to non-physical harm—damage to reputation, feelings, or legal rights: injury to his pride, personal injury lawsuit.
To add insult to injury is to make a bad situation worse through additional offense.
In legal contexts, injury encompasses any violation of another's rights.
Split in hard material
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- abrasionShallow surface wound
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
dislocation · burn · concussion · strain · tear · break · gash · wound
Persistent dull discomfort
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- throbBeat with intensity
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
stinging · twinge · pang · burning · cramp · spasm · suffering · discomfort
Actionable civil harm
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
compensation · damages · litigation · lawsuit · malpractice · claim · settlement · insurance
Forceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
- rolloverVehicle flipping accident
impact · rear-end · head-on · sideswipe · fender-bender · whiplash · hazard · incident
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- healingRestoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
therapy · rest · ice · compression · elevation · splint · cast · bandage
Deliberate public insult
Violent sudden disturbance
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- psychologicalOf the mind
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
distress · anxiety · traumatized · nightmare · trigger · survivor · coping · counseling
fracture
Split in hard material
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- abrasionShallow surface wound
contusion · dislocation · burn · concussion · strain · tear · break · gash · wound · bruise
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
tenderness · stinging · twinge · pang · burning · cramp · spasm · suffering · discomfort · throbbing
tort
Actionable civil harm
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
defendant · compensation · damages · litigation · lawsuit · malpractice · claim · settlement · insurance · deposition
collision
Forceful contact between objects
rollover · impact · rear-end · head-on · sideswipe · fender-bender · whiplash · hazard · incident · emergency
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- healingRestoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
recuperation · therapy · rest · ice · compression · elevation · splint · cast · bandage · stitches
affront
Deliberate public insult
snub · disrespect · sting · blow · setback · wrong · grievance
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- psychologicalOf the mind
emotional · distress · anxiety · traumatized · nightmare · trigger · survivor · coping · counseling · therapy
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- afflictionsaffliction, ailment, disease, illness, malady
- dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
- head injuryHarm to the skull
- add insult to injuryWorsen harm with mockery
- insult to injuryWorsening an already bad situation
- repetitive strain injuryTissue damage from overuse
- brain injuryDamage to cranial organ
- sports injuriesHarm sustained during athletics
injure, injured, injustice, injurious, injuries, uninjured, injuring, reinjure, reinjury