【Injury】 ,  【hurt】 ,  【damage】 ,  【harm】 ,  【mischief】  mean the act or the result of inflicting on a person or thing something that causes loss or pain.

【Injury】 is the comprehensive term referable to an act or to a result of that act which involves a violation of a right or of health, freedom, and soundness of body or mind, or causes a partial or entire loss of something of value.

【Hurt】 , applies basically to a physical 【injury】 (as a wound, lesion, or contusion) that results from a hit, a stab, or a blow. In extended use  【hurt】  applies chiefly to an act or result that involves pain, suffering, or loss; thus, a person whose rights as an heir have been violated may be said to suffer an  【injury】  but not a  【hurt】 ; a person whose reputation has been damaged by a false rumor has suffered both an  【injury】  to his business and a  【hurt】  to his feelings; a dentist in drilling a tooth may cause a  【hurt】 , but not commonly an  【injury】 .

【Damage】 applies to an 【injury】 that involves loss (as in property, in value, or in usefulness).

【Harm】 (usually without an article) is referable to an evil that injures or may injure; often it suggests a consequent suffering (as grief or shame).

【Mischief】 carries a stronger reference to the person or thing that works 【harm】 or is capable of inflicting 【injury】 ; it applies either to the 【harm】 or 【injury】 that results from an agent or agency or occasionally to the aspect of a situation that causes 【harm】 or vexation.