injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights.
the injustices suffered by the lower classes
injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation.
libel constitutes a legal 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
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
Example Sentences
Hikers need to take sensible precautions to prevent injury. She's concerned about the risk of injury to her reputation. The team has been weakened by illness and injury. Careless use of these tools can cause serious bodily injury. She survived the accident without injury. She fell and suffered an injury to her arm. His athletic career has been slowed by injuries. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThe senior led the Hoosiers to a historic season in 2020 before suffering an ACL injury late in the campaign that appeared to linger last year. Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2022 Bobby Haskins was forced to visit the injury tent in the second quarter, Williams was sacked on the next play. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2022 The Colts added only Pierce, a second-round pick, to that group. With Pittman Jr. (quadriceps) and Pierce (concussion) out due to injury in Jacksonville, the rest of the wide receiver corps failed to back up their boss’s belief in them.The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2022 Senior Alex Smith, who was having a great fall camp before suffering a hamstring injury, has yet to dress for a game. Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2022 And that’s not including J.J. Weaver, a junior who played his 27th career game Saturday, leaving in the first quarter with what an upper-body injury. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2022 That’s one big kennel, even if maybe the Wolverines should be narrowing the QB competition, rather than expanding it, despite Cade McNamara's injury. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022 An injury to Clifford halfway through the Iowa game last year sent Penn State into a spiral. Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 18 Sep. 2022 One school staff member was treated by medical personnel for a non-life-threatening injury and one victim was treated for cuts. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English injurie, from Anglo-French, Latin injuria, from injurus injurious, from in- + jur-, jus right — more at just
ADJECTIVE | ... OF INJURIES | VERB + INJURY | INJURY + VERB | INJURY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤appalling, bad, catastrophic, devastating, horrendous, major, nasty, serious, severe, terrible驚人的傷害;重傷;災難性的傷害;毀滅性的傷害;嚴重的損傷;可怕的創傷;重大傷害▸➤crippling致殘的傷害▸➤fatal致命傷▸➤multiple多發傷▸➤extensive大面積創傷▸➤minor, slight, superficial微創;輕傷;皮肉傷➤traumatic外傷➤acute急性損傷▸➤old舊創▸➤lingering, nagging, niggling, recurring難瘉合的傷口;反複發作的創傷▸➤long-term長期傷害▸➤permanent永久性創傷◇Researchers have determined that heading a football can cause permanent injury.研究人員已經可以證實頭球動作有可能導致永久性傷害。➤career-ending, career-threatening, season-ending (especially NAmE, allsport體育) 終結職業生涯的/威脅職業生涯的/終結賽季的受傷▸➤accidental意外傷害▸➤internal內傷▸➤visible外傷▸➤facial, head, knee, leg, spinal, etc.面部、頭部、膝部、腿部、脊柱等的受傷➤burn, whiplash燒傷;頸部扭傷▸➤sports, sports-related運動損傷▸➤industrial, work-related工傷➤overuse, repetitive strain (abbreviated to RSI)過勞損傷;重複性勞損▸➤bodily, emotional, personal (alllaw法律) 身體傷害;感情創傷;人身傷害... OF INJURIES➤run, series, spate一連串的/一系列的/接二連三的傷害◇He missed most of the season with a spate of injuries.由於接二連三的受傷,整個賽季的多數比賽他都沒能上場。VERB + INJURY➤do yourself, informal) , incur (formal) , pick up, receive, suffer, sustain弄傷自己;招致傷害;受傷◇You'll do yourself an injury riding that old bike.騎那輛舊自行車會傷到你自己的。◇She picked up an injury during the quarter-final.她在四分之一決賽中受了傷。➤risk面臨受傷的危險◇The doctor said he would risk serious injury if he were to fall again.醫生說如果他再次跌倒的話很可能會受重傷。➤cause (sb/sth), induce (formal) , inflict導致(⋯)受傷;引起傷害;造成傷害◇The car turned right over, causing severe injury to the driver.轎車當場翻倒,致使駕駛員受重傷。◇Please help me before our dogs inflict serious injury on each other!請幫幫我吧,別讓我們的狗互相撕咬受傷!➤carry, experience, have, nurse, suffer from帶傷;受傷害;有傷;養傷;遭受傷痛◇She has replaced him in the team while he nurses a shoulder injury.在他調養肩傷期間,她代替了他在團隊中的位置。➤be prone to容易受傷▸➤fake, feign假裝受傷◇He was accused of feigning injury.他被指責佯裝受傷。➤aggravate, exacerbate加劇傷情◇He aggravated a neck injury while playing for Derby County.他在代表德比郡比賽時加重了頸部傷情。➤die from, die of死於創傷◇The inquest heard that he died from multiple injuries.死因調查認定他死於多發傷。➤avoid, escape, prevent避免受傷;逃過傷害;防止傷害◇Stretching exercises can help avoid injury.伸展運動有利於避免受傷。◇Fortunately, the passengers escaped serious injury.所幸沒有乘客受重傷。➤minimize, reduce使傷害最小化;減輕傷害➤battle (especially NAmE) 與傷痛作鬥爭▸➤overcome, shake off克服傷痛;擺脫傷害◇She has failed to shake off her stomach injury.她胃部的損傷老是好不了。➤recover from, survive傷後恢復;受傷後幸存▸➤be treated for, deal with, treat因受傷接受治療;處理傷情;治療創傷◇Finger injuries should be dealt with immediately.手指受傷必須馬上處理。◇He is still being treated for injuries to his legs.他還在接受腿傷治療。➤rehabilitate對傷情進行康復治療➤heal治瘉傷病▸➤come, go, etc. off with (BrE) 因傷下場◇He went off (= off the playing field) with an injury in the second half.下半場他因傷下場。➤be out with因受傷離開◇She is out (= out of the competition / team) for six weeks with a hamstring injury.她因為肌腱受傷停賽 6 個星期。➤be back after, be back from, come back from, return after, return from傷瘉歸隊;傷瘉後歸來◇She should be back from injury.她傷瘉後應該回來了。➤assess評估傷情◇He underwent tests to assess his injuries.他接受了檢測以評估傷情。➤report報告傷情INJURY + VERB➤happen (to sb), occur傷害發生(在某人身上)◇This type of injury could happen to any player at any time.任何隊員都隨時可能會受這樣的傷。➤result from sth傷害由⋯造成◇injuries resulting from exposure to harmful substances由於接觸有害物質而造成的傷害➤arise from sth, arise out of sth (bothlaw法律) 傷害源自⋯◇personal injuries arising from negligence由於疏忽大意導致的人身傷害➤cause sth傷害導致⋯▸➤heal傷病痊瘉➤affect sb/sth傷情影響⋯▸➤bother sb, dog sb/sth, hamper sb/sth, plague sb/sth, trouble sb傷痛困擾某人;傷痛妨礙⋯;傷痛折磨⋯◇Her athletics career has been dogged by injury.她的運動生涯受到傷病的困擾。➤rob sb of sth傷痛剝奪某人⋯◇an injury which robbed him of his speed使他喪失速度的傷痛➤decimate sb/sth傷害毀壞⋯➤end sth, prevent sth傷害終結⋯/阻止⋯◇These injuries ended her hopes of becoming a doctor.這些損傷終結了她成為一名醫生的希望。➤slow sb down傷痛使某人慢下來➤limit sb to sth傷情限制某人⋯▸➤sideline sb傷痛迫使某人退場◇Both defenders have been sidelined by injury.兩名防守隊員均因傷被迫下場。➤force sb to do sth傷痛迫使某人做⋯◇The knee injury forced him to give up playing at the age of 23.膝部受傷迫使他 23 歲就放棄了這項運動。INJURY + NOUN➤problems傷痛問題◇The team has a lot of injury problems.該隊許多隊員傷病在身。➤site (especially NAmE) 創傷處◇Apply the gel to the injury site.將藥膏敷在患處。➤time (BrE) 傷停補時◇They scored two goals in injury time.他們在傷停補時階段進了兩個球。➤replacement受傷隊員的替補◇He was an injury replacement for another player.他是另一名隊員的傷病替補。➤list受傷人員名單◇a player on the injury list傷病名單上的一名隊員➤risk受傷的危險➤prevention傷害預防➤history損傷史➤rate損傷率➤report傷情報告➤case, claim, lawsuit, suit (NAmE) 傷害案件;傷害索賠;傷害訴訟PREPOSITION➤because of injury因傷◇She's unable to play because of injury.她因傷無法比賽。➤through injury不顧傷痛◇McNair continues to play through injury (= despite having an injury).麥克奈爾不顧傷痛繼續比賽。➤with injury受傷◇She slumped to the floor with injuries to her back and neck.她重重地跌在地板上,背部和頸部受了傷。◇He pulled out with an injury at the last moment.他在最後關頭受傷退出了比賽。➤without injury不受傷◇a guide to lifting without injury提舉重物時避免受傷的指南➤injury from因⋯受傷◇injuries from the fire燒傷➤injury to對⋯的傷害PHRASES➤a claim for injury (law法律) 傷害索賠◇a claim for personal injury人身傷害索賠➤a risk of injury受傷的危險◇There is a real risk of injury in sports such as climbing.攀登之類的運動的確有受傷的危險。