injury vs wound

wound vs injury

injury and wound both are nouns.

injury is not an adjective while wound is an adjective.

injury is not a verb while wound is a verb.

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

As nouns, injury and wound are synonyms defined as:

injury and wound: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

Other synonyms of injury include combat injury.

As nouns, wound is a hyponym of injury; that is, wound 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
wound: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

Other hyponyms of injury include brain damage, birth trauma, blast trauma, bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage, blunt trauma, bruise, contusion, bump, burn, 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, pull, twist, wrench.

injury (noun)	wound (noun)
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted	the act of inflicting a wound
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage	a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt	a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat	an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

injury (adjective)	wound (adjective)
	put in a coil

injury (verb)	wound (verb)
	cause injuries or bodily harm to
	hurt the feelings of

Difference between injury and wound

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