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contusion vs injury

injury vs contusion

contusion and injury both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contusion Yes No No No
injury Yes No No No
As nouns, injury is a hypernym of contusion; that is, injury is a word with a broader meaning than contusion:
  • contusion: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
  • injury: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
Other hypernyms of contusion include harm, hurt, trauma.
contusion (noun) injury (noun)
the action of bruising wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
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
Difference between contusion and injury

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