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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The Duke of Sussex will front the Invictus Games, a popular sports event for wounded servicemembers, which he helped found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
There will inevitably be an emphasis on the Invictus Games for wounded service personnel which will be held in Birmingham next July.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The company said an unspecified number of its workers were wounded in that attack.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
To add insult to Artyom's many injuries, the wounded Russian soldier in the bed opposite was paid five times as much.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He focused on the need for speed, not camping in the forests of Maryland, cowering like a wounded animal, fearful that every noise meant the hunters were about to seize him.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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