different between injury vs adversity
injury
English
Etymology
From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin ini?ria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + i?s, i?ris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??n.d??.?i/, /??n.d??i/
- (US) IPA(key): /??n.d??.?i/, /??n.d??i/
Noun
injury (countable and uncountable, plural injuries)
- Damage to the body of a human or animal.
- The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
- The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
- Slander is an injury to the character.
- (archaic) Injustice.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:injury
Related terms
- injure
- injurious
Translations
See also
- damage
- detriment
- evil
- harm
- hurt
- impairment
- injustice
- loss
- mischief
- wrong
Verb
injury (third-person singular simple present injuries, present participle injurying, simple past and past participle injuried)
- (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
- II.12:
- The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master.
- II.12:
Further reading
- injury in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- injury in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Ry?jin
Middle English
Noun
injury
- Alternative form of injurie
injury From the web:
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adversity
English
Etymology
From Old French adversité, from Latin adversit?tem, the accusative singular of adversit?s, from adversus, the perfect passive participle of advert? (“I turn toward”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /æd?v?.s?.ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æd?v??.s?.ti/
- Hyphenation: ad?ver?si?ty
Noun
adversity (usually uncountable, plural adversities)
- (uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- (countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
Synonyms
- nakba
Antonyms
- (adverse event): fortuity
Related terms
- adverse
- adversely
Translations
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- what adversity teaches us
- what adversity have you encountered in your life
- what adversity does taggart face
- what adversity did malala face
- what adversity have you encountered
- what adversity taught me
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