ingiuria

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈd͡ʒu.rja/
• Rhymes: -urja
• Hyphenation: in‧giù‧ria

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin iniūria.

Noun

ingiuria f (plural ingiurie)

1. (archaic) injury, injustice, wrong

   Synonyms: insulto, affronto

   • 1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XI, page 167, lines 22–24:

     D'ogne malizia, ch'odio in cielo acquista, ¶ ingiuria è 'l fine, ed ogne fin cotale ¶ o con forza o con frode altrui contrista.

     Of every malice that wins hate in Heaven, ¶ injury is the end; and all such end ¶ either by force or fraud afflicteth others.

2. (law) offence/offense

   Synonyms: torto, ingiustizia, danno

3. (literary) insult, abuse, affront

   Synonym: offesa

Related terms

• ingiuriante
• ingiuriare
• ingiuriato
• ingiuriatore
• ingiurioso

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ingiuria

1. inflection of ingiuriare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative