wounded

UK: /ˈwuːndɪd/ US: (wo̅o̅n′did)

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wound•ed  (wo̅o̅n′did), adj. 

1. suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound:
   to bandage a wounded hand.
2. marred;
   impaired;
   damaged:
   a wounded reputation.

n. 

3. wounded persons collectively (often prec. by the):
   to treat the wounded.

• bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English gewundode. See wound¹, -ed²

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wounded / ˈwuːndɪd/ adjective

1. suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight
2. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the wounded
3. (of feelings) damaged or hurt

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wound¹ /wund/   n. [countable]

1. Pathology an injury, usually involving the cutting or tearing of skin or tissue.
2. an injury or hurt to feelings, emotions, or reputation.

v. [~ + object]

3. to inflict a wound upon;
   injure:
   The next shot wounded him in the arm.

wound² /waʊnd/   v. 

1. a pt. and pp. of wind².

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wound¹  (wo̅o̅nd; Older Use and Literary wound), n. 

1. Pathology an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
2. Plant Diseases a similar injury to the tissue of a plant.
3. an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc.
4. lick one's wounds, to attempt to heal one's injuries or soothe one's hurt feelings after a defeat.

v.t. 

5. to inflict a wound upon;
   injure;
   hurt.

v.i. 

6. to inflict a wound.

• bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English; Old English wund; cognate with Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds; (verb, verbal) Middle English wounden, Old English wundian, derivative of the noun, nominal

wound′ed•ly, adv. 
wound′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. cut, stab, laceration, lesion, trauma. See injury. 
• 3. insult, pain, anguish.
• 5. harm, damage; cut, stab, lacerate.

wound²  (wound), v. 

1. a pt. and pp. of wind ² and wind ³.

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wound / wuːnd/ noun

1. any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision
2. an injury to plant tissue
3. any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation

verb

1. to inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something)

Etymology: Old English wund; related to Old Frisian wunde, Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds

ˈwoundable adjective

ˈwounder noun

ˈwounding adjective

ˈwoundingly adverb

ˈwoundless adjective

wound / waʊnd/ verb

1. the past tense and past participle of wind2