Thursday, December 10, 2009

Word Distinction: Bodily Damage

Wound, injure and hurt can be used when talking about bodily damage. You can be wounded or receive a wound from any attack in which a gun or sharp instrument such as a sword or knife is used.
You can be injured or receive an injury
a) when any other weapon such as a heavy stick or bomb is used
b) in an accident
He was seriously injured in a car crash.
Both wound and injure are more serious than hurt:
She slipped and hurt her knee.
Hurt is usually used for freelings:
You’ve hurt my pride.

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