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Injury Pronunciation
Injury is pronounced IN-jer-ee, IPA /ˈɪndʒɝi/.
IN-jer-ee
US /ˈɪndʒɝi/ · UK /ˈɪndʒəri/
Syllables: IN · jer · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Physical harm or damage to the body.
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Injury in a Sentence
- A knee injury kept him out for the season.
- She escaped without serious injury.
- The report lists every injury reported on site.
Common Mispronunciations of Injury
Not in-JOO-ree
Three beats with the first one loud. The middle holds no full vowel at all, only a quick jer.
Not IN-joo-ree
That middle beat is jer, the sound in danger, rather than a long joo.
Tip: Injured keeps two beats, IN-jerd, and injurious moves the force to the middle.
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