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wounded

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wounded - people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell"
people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.1.woundedwounded - suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"
injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"

See: seriously wounded; slightly wounded.


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I saw many brave men cut down, many fall mortally wounded from their saddles.
This promising beginning was soon overcast with a cloud of adversity; for upon the tenth day of October, the rear of our company was attacked by a number of Indians, who killed six, and wounded one man.
" cried Rouletabille, "the murderer was wounded in the hand by Mademoiselle Stangerson's revolver
 
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