{
    "term": "injury",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "harm done to a person’s or an animal’s body, for example in an accident",
            "sensetop": "injury to somebody/somethingbecause of injury",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)(especially British English)(informal)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(North American English)(formal)(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Two people **sustained minor injuries**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One of the girls **suffered serious injuries**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was lucky to **escape injury**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The passengers escaped with only minor injuries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a result of the accident, several passengers sustained serious head injuries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One youth was treated for injuries to his arm.",
                    "contextForm": "injury to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He died from multiple **injuries caused by** the accident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were **no injuries** in the crash *(= no people injured)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "No damage or injuries were reported."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These new guidelines will help save lives and prevent injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Taking a few simple precautions will reduce your **risk of injury**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This could result in serious injury or even death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Two players are out of the team because of injury.",
                    "contextForm": "because of injury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't do that. You'll **do yourself an injury** *(= hurt yourself)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both defenders have been sidelined by injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Finger injuries should be dealt with immediately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fortunately, the passengers escaped serious injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He aggravated a neck injury while playing for Derby County."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has pulled out of the match through injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is still being treated for injuries to his legs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She missed most of the season with a spate of injuries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pulled out with an injury at the last moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She underwent tests to assess her injuries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was accused of feigning injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was an injury replacement for another player."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He went off (= off the playing field) with an injury in the second half."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her athletics career has been dogged by injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "India had wicketkeeper More back after injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "McNair continues to play through injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please help me before our dogs inflict serious injury on each other!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Researchers have determined that heading a football can cause permanent injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has failed to shake off her stomach injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Walker has replaced him in the team while he nurses a shoulder injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is out (= out of the competition/​team) for six weeks with a hamstring injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He picked up an injury during the quarter-final."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She should be back from injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He slumped to the floor with injuries to his back and neck."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's unable to play because of injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stretching exercises can help avoid injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car turned right over, causing severe injury to the driver."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor said he would risk serious injury if he were to fall again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The inquest heard that she died from multiple injuries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The knee injury forced him to give up playing at the age of 23."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team has a lot of injury problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a real risk of injury in sports such as climbing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These injuries ended her hopes of becoming a doctor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This type of injury could happen to any player at any time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll do yourself an injury riding that old bike."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a claim for personal injury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a guide to lifting without injury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a player on the injury list"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a step-by-step guide to lifting without injury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an injury which robbed him of his speed"
                },
                {
                    "text": "injuries from the fire"
                },
                {
                    "text": "injuries resulting from exposure to harmful substances"
                },
                {
                    "text": "personal injuries arising from negligence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A back injury forced him to give up rugby."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Failure to follow the safety instructions may result in injury."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["appalling", "bad", "catastrophic"],
                "… of injuries": ["run", "series", "spate"],
                "verb + injury": ["do yourself", "incur", "pick up"],
                "injury + verb": [
                    "happen (to somebody)",
                    "occur",
                    "result from something"
                ],
                "injury + noun": ["problems", "site", "time"],
                "preposition": ["because of injury", "through injury", "with injury"],
                "phrases": ["a claim for injury", "a risk of injury"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "damage to a person’s feelings",
            "labels": "(law)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Damages may be awarded for emotional injury."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["appalling", "bad", "catastrophic"],
                "… of injuries": ["run", "series", "spate"],
                "verb + injury": ["do yourself", "incur", "pick up"],
                "injury + verb": [
                    "happen (to somebody)",
                    "occur",
                    "result from something"
                ],
                "injury + noun": ["problems", "site", "time"],
                "preposition": ["because of injury", "through injury", "with injury"],
                "phrases": ["a claim for injury", "a risk of injury"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only 300 people came to the match and, to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪndʒəri/",
                "audio": "in/injury/injury__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪndʒəri/",
                "audio": "in/injury/injury__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French injurie, from Latin injuria ‘a wrong’, from in- (expressing negation) + jus, jur- ‘right’."
}