injury vs spoil

spoil vs injury

injury and spoil both are nouns.

injury is not a verb while spoil is a verb.

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

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

injury: an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
spoil: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Other hyponyms of injury include disservice, ill service, ill turn, spoilage, spoiling.

injury (noun)	spoil (noun)
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted	the act of stripping and taking by force
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt	(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
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

injury (verb)	spoil (verb)
	become unfit for consumption or use
	alter from the original
	make imperfect
	destroy and strip of its possession
	have a strong desire or urge to do something
	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
	treat with excessive indulgence
	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Difference between injury and spoil

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