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wound
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wound 1  (wnd)
n.
1. An injury, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
2. An injury to the feelings.
v. wound·ed, wound·ing, wounds
v.tr.
To inflict wounds or a wound on.
v.intr.
To inflict wounds or a wound: harsh criticism that wounds.

[Middle English, from Old English wund; see wen-2 in Indo-European roots.]

wounded·ly adv.
wounding·ly adv.

wound 2  (wound)
v.
Past tense and past participle of wind2.

wound 3  (wound)
v. Music
A past tense and a past participle of wind3.

wound1
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an injury to plant tissue
3. any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation
vb
to inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something)
[Old English wund; related to Old Frisian wunde, Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds]
woundable  adj
wounder  n
wounding  adj
woundingly  adv
woundless  adj

wound2
vb
the past tense and past participle of wind2
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
raw wound - a wound that exposes subcutaneous tissue
stigmata - marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
abrasion, excoriation, scratch, scrape - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
gash, slash, slice, cut - a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut"
laceration - a torn ragged wound
bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
2.wound - a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
blighty wound - a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad
flesh wound - a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones
personnel casualty, loss - military personnel lost by death or capture
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
3.wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost
distress, hurt, suffering - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
4.wound - the act of inflicting a wound
scathe, damage, harm, hurt - the act of damaging something or someone
Verb1.wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
trample - injure by trampling or as if by trampling; "The passerby was trampled by an elephant"
concuss - injure the brain; sustain a concussion
calk - injure with a calk
excruciate, torture, torment - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
overstretch, pull - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
traumatise, traumatize, shock - inflict a trauma upon
maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"
sprain, wrick, rick, wrench, twist, turn - twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
subluxate - sprain or dislocate slightly; "subluxate the hip"
handicap, incapacitate, invalid, disable - injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
harm - cause or do harm to; "These pills won't harm your system"
run over, run down - injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
fracture, break - fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
shoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weapon
knife, stab - use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"
skin, scrape - bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
bruise, contuse - injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of; "I bruised my knee"
graze - break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"
2.wound - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"
sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Adj.1.wound - put in a coil
coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"

wound
noun
1. injury, cut, damage, hurt, harm, slash, trauma (Pathology), gash, lesion, laceration Six soldiers are reported to have died of their wounds.
2. (often plural) trauma, injury, shock, pain, offence, slight, torture, distress, insult, grief, torment, anguish, heartbreak, pang, sense of loss Her experiences have left deep psychological wounds.
verb
1. injure, cut, hit, damage, wing, hurt, harm, slash, pierce, irritate, gash, lacerate The driver of the bus was wounded by shrapnel.
2. offend, shock, pain, hurt, distress, annoy, sting, grieve, mortify, cut to the quick, hurt the feelings of, traumatize He was deeply wounded by the treachery of his closest friends.
Quotations
"what wound did ever heal but by degrees?" [William Shakespeare Othello]
Translations
wound1 [wuːnd]
A. Nherida f
a bullet/knife wounduna herida de bala/cuchillo
a chest/head wounduna herida en el pecho/la cabeza
to lick one's woundslamer sus heridas
to open up old woundsabrir viejas heridas
see also salt A1
B. VTherir
he was wounded in the legfue herido en la pierna
to wound sb's feelings (fig) → herir los sentimientos de algn
she was deeply wounded by this remark (fig) → su comentario la hirió profundamente

wound3 [ˈwuːnd]
n
(= injury) → blessure f
(emotional)blessure f
to open old wounds → rouvrir de vieilles blessures
vt
(= injure) → blesser
He was wounded in the leg → Il a été blessé à la jambe.
(emotionally)blesser
I was deeply wounded by his remarks → J'ai été profondément blessé par ses remarques.

wound1
n (lit)Wunde f; (fig also)Kränkung f; my old war woundmeine alte Kriegsverletzung; to receive or sustain a serious woundschwer verwundet werden; to open or re-open old wounds (fig)alte Wunden öffnen; the wound to his pridesein verletzter Stolz ? lick
vt (lit)verwunden, verletzen; (fig)verletzen; wounded prideverletzter Stolz; wounded veteranKriegsversehrte(r) m(f)
n the wounded pldie Verwundeten pl

wound1 [wuːnd]
1. nferita
leg/bullet wound → ferita alla gamba/di proiettile
2. vt (also) (fig) → ferire

wound1 [wuːnd]
1. nferita
leg/bullet wound → ferita alla gamba/di proiettile
2. vt (also) (fig) → ferire

wound wind
wound2
n wound [wuːnd]
a physical hurt or injury The wound that he had received in the war still gave him pain occasionally; He died from a bullet-wound. wond جُرْح рана zranění sår; -sår die Wunde τραύμα, πληγή herida haav زخم؛ جراحت haava blessure פֶּצָע घाव rana seb luka sár ferita 외상, 부상 žaizda ievainojums luka wonde sår rana ferida rană ранение rana, zranenie rana rana skada, sår บาดแผล yara 傷口 рана; поранення زخم vết thương
v
1 to hurt or injure physically He didn't kill the animal – he just wounded it; He was wounded in the battle. gewond يَجْرَح جِسْمانِيّا наранявам zranit såre verwunden τραυματίζω, πληγώνω herir haavama زخمی شدن یا کردن haavoittaa blesser לִפצוֹעַ घायल करना raniti megsebesít melukai særa ferire 傷つける 상처를 입히다 sužeisti ievainot mencederakan verwonden såre zranić ferir a răni ранить zraniť raniti raniti skada, såra เป็นแผล yaralamak 傷害 поранити زخمی کرنا یا ہونا làm bị thương
2 to hurt (someone's feelings) to wound someone's pride. seermaak يَجْرَح الشُّعور наранявам zranit såre verletzen πληγώνω τα αισθήματα κπ. herir solvama جریحه دار کردن loukata blesser לְהַעֲלִיב आहत करना povrijediti megsért menyakiti hati særa ferire 傷つける 감정을 해치다 įžeisti, užgauti ievainot; aizvainot melukai hati (perasaan seseorang) kwetsen såre, krenke zranić ferir a răni задевать (чувства) zraniť raniti povrediti såra รู้สึกเจ็บ yaralamak, kırmak 傷害(感情) завдати болю; уразити صدمہ پہنچانا làm tổn thương
adj wounded
having been injured, especially in war etc the wounded man. gewond مَجْروح ранен (z)raněný såret verwundet τραυματισμένος herido haavatud زخمی؛ مجروح haavoittunut blessé פָּצוּעַ घायल ozlijeđen sebesült terluka særður ferito 負傷した 상처를 입은 sužeistas, įžeistas ievainots; aizvainots tercedera gewond såret ranny ferido rănit раненый (z)ranený ranjen ranjen sårad ซึ่งบาดเจ็บ yaralı 受傷的 поранений زخمی bị thương
n pl
wounded people, especially soldiers How many wounded are there? gewonde الجَرْحى ранен човек ranění sårede (folk) die Verwundeten (pl.) τραυματίες (πληθ.) heridos haavatud زخمی ها؛ مصدومبن haavoittuneet blessés פְּצוּעִים घायल लोग विशेष कर सैनिक ranjenici sebesült(ek) penderita luka særðir, fólk sem hefur særst feriti 負傷者 부상자 sužeistieji ievainotie org yg cedera gewonde sårede ranni feridos rănit раненые ranení ranjenci ranjenici sårade ผู้บาดเจ็บ yaralılar 傷者 поранені مجروح اشخاص những người bị thương

wound جرح, يجرح rána, zranit sår, såre verletzen, Wunde πληγώνω, τραύμα herida, herir haava, haavoittaa blesser, blessure rana, raniti ferire, ferita 傷, 傷つける 상처, 상처를 입히다 verwonden, verwonding sår, såre rana, zranić ferida, ferir рана, ранить sår, såra บาดเจ็บ, บาดแผล yara, yaralamak gây tổn thương, vết thương 击伤, 创伤


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