injury
/ˈɪndʒəri/noun
उच्चारण इन्जरी
चोट, ज़ख़्म; आघात
Basic word
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[C, U]
harm done to a person's or an animal's body, for example in an accident; damage to a person's feelings
चोट, ज़ख़्म; आघात
- a head injury
- serious injuries
- He missed the match because of a knee injury.
+ 2 more examples
- Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of head injury.
- Nobody suffered serious injury in the accident.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
countable and uncountable
Injury is countable for a particular harm (an injury, injuries) and uncountable when speaking of harm in general.
'Injury' किसी विशेष चोट के लिए countable (an injury, injuries) और सामान्य हानि के लिए uncountable होती है।
- He suffered a serious injury to his knee.
- Wear a helmet to avoid injury.
injury to + body part / person
Use to after injury for the part or the person harmed.
जिस अंग या व्यक्ति को चोट पहुँची, उसके लिए 'injury to' आता है।
- An injury to the spine can be dangerous.
- The accident caused injury to three workers.
do / cause + injury
Use do or cause for the person or thing that harms.
हानि पहुँचाने वाले व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए 'do' या 'cause' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The fall did him no serious injury.
- Careless driving can cause injury to pedestrians.
injury time (sport)
In football, injury time is the extra time added for stoppages in a match.
फुटबॉल में 'injury time' मैच के रुकने की भरपाई के लिए जोड़ा गया अतिरिक्त समय है।
- India scored the winning goal in injury time.
+Collocations 5
adjective + injury
seriousminorheadsportsinternalfatal
- He recovered quickly from the minor injury.
verb + injury
suffersustaincauseavoidrecover fromprevent
- The batsman sustained a hamstring injury while running between the wickets.
injury + noun
timelawyerclaimlistprevention
- Three key players are on the injury list before the quarter-final.
risk / chance of injury
risk of injuryfree from injuryprone to injuryinjury-prone
- Athletes who skip warm-up exercises are prone to injury.
injury to feelings
injury to prideinjury to reputationinsult to injury
- Being rejected was bad enough; being laughed at added insult to injury.
“More examples 5
- A knee injury kept the wrestler out of the Asian Games.
घुटने की चोट के कारण पहलवान एशियाई खेलों से बाहर रहा।
- The seat belt saved Radhika's father from serious injury.
सीट बेल्ट ने राधिका के पिता को गंभीर चोट से बचा लिया।
- The report says the building collapse caused no injury.
रिपोर्ट के अनुसार इमारत के गिरने से किसी को चोट नहीं पहुँची।
- He claimed compensation for the injuries he suffered at work.
उसने काम पर लगी चोटों के लिए मुआवज़े का दावा किया।
- The pitcher's ankle injury forced a change in the team.
पिचर की टखने की चोट के कारण टीम में बदलाव करना पड़ा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He got injury in the match.
✓ He got injured in the match.
Injury is a noun; the adjective injured is needed after get.
'Injury' संज्ञा है; 'get' के बाद adjective 'injured' चाहिए।
✗ The injury of his knee is serious.
✓ The injury to his knee is serious.
Injury takes to, not of, for the part that is hurt.
चोट लगे अंग के लिए 'injury' के बाद 'to' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all mean harm, but injury is for the body in an accident, while the others are broader or more specific.
ये सभी noun हानि बताते हैं, पर 'injury' दुर्घटना में शरीर की चोट के लिए है, जबकि अन्य अधिक व्यापक या विशिष्ट हैं।
Physical harm to a body, usually from an accident, a fall or a game.
शरीर को शारीरिक हानि, प्रायः दुर्घटना, गिरने या खेल से।
- He missed the season through injury.
A cut or hole in the skin made by a weapon or a sharp object.
हथियार या नुकीली वस्तु से त्वचा पर बना कटाव या छेद।
- The wound needed five stitches.
General damage or hurt, physical or not; usually uncountable.
सामान्य हानि, शारीरिक या अन्य; प्रायः uncountable।
- Smoking does great harm to the lungs.
Harm to things rather than people; it is not used for human injuries.
वस्तुओं की हानि, लोगों की चोट के लिए नहीं।
- The storm caused heavy damage to crops.
?Which word?
Keep apart injury (harm to the body, usually in an accident: 'injured in a road accident') and wound (an injury caused by a weapon: 'a bullet wound').
Injury (शरीर को हानि, प्रायः दुर्घटना में: 'injured in a road accident') और wound (हथियार से लगी चोट, घाव: 'a bullet wound') को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Add insult to injury (make a bad situation worse by upsetting somebody further), injury time (in football, extra minutes added at the end of a half).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: add insult to injury (किसी को और परेशान करके बुरी स्थिति को बदतर बनाना, जले पर नमक छिड़कना), injury time (फ़ुटबॉल में हाफ़ के अंत में जोड़े गए अतिरिक्त मिनट)।
Sustain or suffer an injury, minor or serious injury, injury-prone.
Collocations: sustain या suffer an injury (चोट लगना), minor या serious injury, injury-prone (बार-बार चोटिल होने वाला)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Law: injury also means harm or wrong done to a person ('No man shall be a judge in his own cause' is a principle of natural justice).
कानून में injury का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति के साथ की गई हानि या अन्याय भी है।