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burn vs injury

injury vs burn

burn and injury both are nouns.

burn is a verb but injury is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
burn Yes No Yes No
injury Yes No No No
As nouns, injury is a hypernym of burn; that is, injury is a word with a broader meaning than burn:
  • burn: an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
  • injury: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
Other hypernyms of burn include harm, hurt, trauma.
burn (noun) injury (noun)
damage inflicted by fire wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
burn (verb) injury (verb)
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
undergo combustion
cause to undergo combustion
destroy by fire
damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
use up (energy)
create by duplicating data
feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
feel hot or painful
spend (significant amounts of money)
execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
shine intensely, as if with heat
cause to burn or combust
Difference between burn and injury

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