injury vs burn

injury and burn both are nouns.

injury is not a verb while burn is a verb.

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

As nouns, burn is a hyponym of injury; that is, burn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than injury:

injury: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
burn: an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation

Other hyponyms of injury include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, dislocation, electric shock, break, fracture, cryopathy, frostbite, intravasation, penetrating injury, penetrating trauma, pinch, rupture, bite, insect bite, sting, strain, whiplash, whiplash injury, wale, weal, welt, wheal, lesion, wound, pull, twist, wrench.

injury (noun)	burn (noun)
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted	damage inflicted by fire
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage	a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt	pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat	an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

injury (verb)	burn (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 injury and burn

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