wounded

[woon-did]

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.

wounded

/ ˈwuːndɪd /

adjective

1. 1. suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight

   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the wounded

2. (of feelings) damaged or hurt

Other Word Forms

• self-wounded adjective
• unwounded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wounded¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English gewundode; wound ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Hospitals already struggling under months of siege have been overwhelmed, with doctors treating the wounded on floors and in corridors.

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The ministry said an Israeli strike on the Al-Msayleh area left one person dead and seven others wounded.

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The southern city of Zaporizhzhia was also hit hard, with 27 people wounded, including three children, according to the regional governor.

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In January, the EU said the main objective of the mission was to coordinate and facilitate the daily transit of up to 300 wounded and sick people.

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He was arrested after helping two friends who had been wounded by gunfire.

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