wounded

[ woon-did ]
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adjective
  1. suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.

  2. marred; damaged; impaired: a wounded reputation.

noun
  1. Usually the wounded . wounded persons collectively: to treat the wounded.

Origin of wounded

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English gewundode; see wound1, -ed2

Other words from wounded

  • self-wounded, adjective
  • un·wound·ed, adjective

Words Nearby wounded

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How to use wounded in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for wounded

wounded

/ (ˈwuːndɪd) /


adjective
    • suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight

    • (as collective noun; preceded by the): the wounded

  1. (of feelings) damaged or hurt

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