ADJ
appalling, bad, horrendous, major, nasty, serious, severe, terrible | crippling | fatal | slight, superficial | old | nagging, niggling, recurring | long-term
permanent
The accident left him with a permanent injury that affected his ability to play sports.
accidental | internal | visible | facial, head, knee, leg, spinal, etc. | sports | industrial
bodily, emotional, personal
She suffered a serious bodily injury when she fell down the stairs last week.
QUANT
run, series, spate
The team's defense weakened after a series of injuries affected their key players.
VERB + INJURY
do yourself, incur, pick up, receive, suffer
He suffered a serious knee injury while playing football last season.
risk
Playing contact sports without proper equipment means you risk serious injury.
cause (sb/sth), inflict
The accident inflicted serious injuries on several passengers in the other vehicle.
carry, have, nurse, suffer from
The player had to sit out the match because of a serious knee injury.
be prone to
feign
The player tried to feign injury to get a penalty kick.
aggravate
She aggravated her shoulder injury by lifting heavy boxes without proper support.
die from/of
The accident was tragic, and sadly two passengers died from their injuries.
avoid, escape
By wearing protective gear, the cyclist managed to escape serious injury during the accident.
overcome, shake off
After months of physiotherapy, the athlete finally overcame the knee injury that had sidelined her.
recover from
deal with, treat, be treated for
The doctor treated her shoulder injury during the emergency room visit.
go off with
The football player went off with a serious knee injury during the second half.
be out with
The goalkeeper had to miss three matches because he was out with a shoulder injury.
pull out because of/due to/with
The tennis player had to withdraw from the tournament due to a shoulder injury.
be back after/from, come back from, return after/from
The goalkeeper returned from injury just in time for the final match.
have sb back after
The team welcomed their best striker back after injury just in time for the championship.
INJURY + VERB
happen (to sb), occur
The accident happened so quickly that serious injuries occurred before anyone could help.
heal
dog sb/sth, hamper sb/sth, trouble sb
The young footballer's knee injury has hampered his performance throughout the season.
sideline sb
The star player was sidelined by a knee injury for the rest of the season.
force sb to
A serious back injury forced her to leave her job as a nurse last year.
arise from/out of
The accident at work resulted in serious injuries arising from unsafe equipment.
INJURY + NOUN
problems
The football club struggled this season due to serious injury problems with their key players.
time
The goalkeeper made a crucial save during injury time to help his team draw the match.
PREP
because of ~
The team lost their best player because of injury during the match.
through ~
She missed three weeks of training through injury but is now fully recovered.
with ~
The player had to leave the field with a serious injury to his knee.
without ~
She managed to complete the marathon without injury despite training for only three weeks.
~ from
She spent months recovering from the injury she got while playing football.
~ to
PHRASES
add insult to injury
Getting fired was bad enough, and then they didn't pay my final salary, which really added insult to injury.
a claim for injury
She decided to file a claim for injury after the car accident damaged her shoulder.
a risk of injury
Working in construction means there is always a risk of injury on the job site.