painful injury

collocation in English

meaningsofpainfulandinjury

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painful
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪn.fəl/us
/ˈpeɪn.fəl/
causing emotional or ...
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injury
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/us
/ˈɪn.dʒər.i/
physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or ...
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(Definition ofpainfulandinjuryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I am told that the cut-out worked immediately, but she still suffered apainfulinjurywith some permanent disfigurement.
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Nothing could be seen: there was no bruising or anything else to see, but that was a serious andpainfulinjury.
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This year a person lost four toes on one foot—a disabling andpainfulinjury—and was awarded £2,075, but under these proposals he would not receive a penny.
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Some possess venom potent enough to causepainfulinjuryor death to humans.
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Thepainfulinjuryand recuperation caused her to miss two foreign trips.
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He suffered apainfulinjuryand was not able to start in the second slalom run after losing much time in the first leg.
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Pacific angelsharks are not dangerous to humans unless provoked, in which case their bite can cause apainfulinjury.
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Despite his serious andpainfulinjuryhe succeeded in evacuating another wounded comrade, rejoined his platoon as it was committed to battle and was soon treating other wounded soldiers.
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Improved litter management is a key factor in reducing the incidence of these painful injuries.
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The venom can cause painful injuries but is rarely lethal.
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Plus overgrown teeth can lead to painful injuries and eventually death.
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Recovering consciousness, he ignored his extremely painful injuries and moved to the flaming wreckage.
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