| injury | | |
| n. (state) | 1. harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ health problem, ill health, unhealthiness | a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain. |
| ~ brain damage | injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.. |
| ~ birth trauma | physical injury to an infant during the birth process. |
| ~ blast trauma | injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces). |
| ~ bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage | the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel. |
| ~ blunt trauma | injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car). |
| ~ bruise, contusion | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration. |
| ~ bump | a lump on the body caused by a blow. |
| ~ burn | an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation. |
| ~ dislocation | a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column). |
| ~ electric shock | trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness. |
| ~ fracture, break | breaking of hard tissue such as bone.; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" |
| ~ cryopathy, frostbite | destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene. |
| ~ intravasation | entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel. |
| ~ penetrating injury, penetrating trauma | injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body. |
| ~ pinch | an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed. |
| ~ rupture | state of being torn or burst open. |
| ~ insect bite, bite, sting | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. |
| ~ strain | injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain. |
| ~ whiplash, whiplash injury | an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident). |
| ~ wale, weal, welt, wheal | a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions. |
| ~ wound, lesion | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). |
| ~ wrench, pull, twist | a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments.; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" |
| n. (event) | 2. accidental injury, injury | an accident that results in physical damage or hurt. |
| ~ accident | an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury. |
| ~ concussion | injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness. |
| ~ mutilation | an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part. |
| n. (event) | 3. combat injury, injury, wound | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. |
| ~ blighty wound | a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad. |
| ~ flesh wound | a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones. |
| ~ personnel casualty, loss | military personnel lost by death or capture. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 4. injury | an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage. |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ disservice, ill service, ill turn | an act intended to help that turns out badly.; "he did them a disservice" |
| ~ spoil, spoiling, spoilage | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" |
| n. (act) | 5. injury | wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted. |
| ~ actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing | activity that transgresses moral or civil law.; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
| ~ legal injury, wrong, damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right. |
| laceration | | |
| n. (state) | 1. laceration | a torn ragged wound. |
| ~ wound, lesion | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). |
| n. (act) | 2. laceration | the act of lacerating. |
| ~ tear | the act of tearing.; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" |
| lesion | | |
| n. (state) | 1. lesion | any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part. |
| ~ pathology | any deviation from a healthy or normal condition. |
| ~ tubercle | a swelling that is the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis. |
| ~ ulcer, ulceration | a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue. |
| n. (state) | 2. lesion, wound | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ raw wound | a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue. |
| ~ stigmata | marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. |
| ~ abrasion, excoriation, scratch, scrape | an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. |
| ~ gash, slash, slice, cut | a wound made by cutting.; "he put a bandage over the cut" |
| ~ laceration | a torn ragged wound. |
| ~ bite | a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person. |
| wound | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. wound | a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride).; "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it" |
| ~ distress, hurt, suffering | psychological suffering.; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" |
| n. (act) | 2. wound, wounding | the act of inflicting a wound. |
| ~ scathe, damage, harm, hurt | the act of damaging something or someone. |
| v. (body) | 3. injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ hurt | give trouble or pain to.; "This exercise will hurt your back" |
| ~ trample | injure by trampling or as if by trampling.; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant" |
| ~ concuss | injure the brain; sustain a concussion. |
| ~ calk | injure with a calk. |
| ~ excruciate, torture, torment | subject to torture.; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" |
| ~ overstretch, pull | strain abnormally.; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" |
| ~ traumatise, traumatize, shock | inflict a trauma upon. |
| ~ maim | injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation.; "people were maimed by the explosion" |
| ~ sprain, wrick, rick, wrench, twist, turn | twist suddenly so as to sprain.; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" |
| ~ subluxate | sprain or dislocate slightly.; "subluxate the hip" |
| ~ handicap, disable, incapacitate, invalid | injure permanently.; "He was disabled in a car accident" |
| ~ harm | cause or do harm to.; "These pills won't harm your system" |
| ~ run over, run down | injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle. |
| ~ fracture, break | fracture a bone of.; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" |
| ~ shoot, pip, hit | hit with a missile from a weapon. |
| ~ knife, stab | use a knife on.; "The victim was knifed to death" |
| ~ skin, scrape | bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of.; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" |
| ~ bruise, contuse | injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of.; "I bruised my knee" |
| ~ graze | break the skin (of a body part) by scraping.; "She was grazed by the stray bullet" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound | hurt the feelings of.; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" |
| ~ affront, diss, insult | treat, mention, or speak to rudely.; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ lacerate | deeply hurt the feelings of; distress.; "his lacerating remarks" |
| ~ sting | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging.; "His remark stung her" |
| ~ abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| adj. | 5. wound | put in a coil. |
| ~ coiled | curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals).; "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck" |
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