wound
noun
an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
wounding
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a word derived from
wound.
Example Sentences
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It all really comes down to attachment wounding in a really deep way, and the ways that we seek to feel not-so-freaked-out when that wounding gets activated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Inhabitants of the Romanian city of Galati, near the border with Ukraine, expressed fear, bewilderment and anger on Friday after a drone crashed into a residential building, wounding two people during the night.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Deborah famously tried to muzzle Ava a few times, only to back off when she realized that by hurting her protégé, she was wounding herself.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
“There are just so many wounding and damaging revelations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“And probably get killed for wounding an Owsla officer, if you ever do get back? Talk sense, for Frith’s sake.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
