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

The Germans attacked on 30 October, and many Indian soldiers were killed or wounded.

From BBC

First, the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus, and then this week's gun attack targeting immigration agents in Dallas, in which two migrant detainees were wounded and one killed.

From BBC

It was brutally suppressed by the British leaving about 10% of the adult male Arab Palestinian population killed, wounded, imprisoned or exiled, according to one estimate.

From BBC

It added that troops and the police were assisting in evacuating the area and a helicopter had been deployed to evacuate the wounded from the scene.

From BBC

The slight wounded Russell, who took off his Dodger uniform for what he thought would be the final time.

From Los Angeles Times

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