injuria

/iŋˈxuɾja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las injurias

Meaning

  1. insult

    • Fue una injuria grave.

      It was a serious insult.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

insulto

injuria is more formal or legal, a term for defamation; insulto is the everyday word for "insult."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

insulto

insulto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "insult."

Portuguese

xingamento

xingamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "insult."

Practice

1 What does injuria mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue una ___ grave.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches injuria?

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