damage vs injury

injury vs damage

damage and injury both are nouns.

damage is a verb but injury is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
damage	Yes	No	Yes	No
injury	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, injury is a hypernym of damage; that is, injury is a word with a broader meaning than damage:

damage: any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
injury: wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted

damage (noun)	injury (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone	wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right	an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
the occurrence of a change for the worse	an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
loss of military equipment	a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
the amount of money needed to purchase something	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

damage (verb)	injury (verb)
inflict damage upon
suffer or be susceptible to damage

Difference between damage and injury

Words related to "damage"

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