The difference between Injury and Wound
When used as nouns, injury means damage to the body of a human or animal, whereas wound means an injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
When used as verbs, injury means to wrong, to injure, whereas wound means to hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
check bellow for the other definitions of Injury and Wound
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Injury as a noun:
Damage to the body of a human or animal.
Examples:
"The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident."
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Injury as a noun:
The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
Examples:
"Slander is an injury to the character."
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Injury as a noun (archaic):
Injustice.
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Injury as a verb (obsolete):
To wrong, to injure.
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Wound as a noun:
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
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Wound as a noun (figuratively):
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
Examples:
"It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult."
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Wound as a noun (criminal, _, legal):
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
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Wound as a verb (transitive):
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
Examples:
"The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued."
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Wound as a verb (transitive):
To hurt (a person's feelings).
Examples:
"The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival."
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Wound as a verb: