wounded
Americanadjective
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suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound.
to bandage a wounded hand.
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marred; damaged; impaired.
a wounded reputation.
noun
adjective
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suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight
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( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the wounded
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(of feelings) damaged or hurt
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of wounded
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English gewundode; see wound 1, -ed 2
Vocabulary lists containing wounded
Example Sentences
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Wounded, he surrendered to the Ukrainian soldiers that arrived.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Wounded, Ostrovsky desperately tried calling his wife to check on her and their two daughters, ages 4 and 8, but was unable to get through.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Wounded, injured and sick military service personnel, both serving and veterans, will compete in events across the city in 2027.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
In a speech on Monday on the House floor, Johnson described his trip to the Wounded Knee site in June, when he visited with descendants, including an elder whose grandmother survived the massacre.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023
“Poor soldier! Wounded on the battlefield of life. I hope they give you the People’s Medal.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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