Wound

Quick meaning: Wound is a noun meaning An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

Meaning

An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
2. (crime law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
3. (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
4. (transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).
5. simple past and past participle of wind

Example Sentences

It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.

Showers of blood / Rained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen.

The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.

The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.

Word Forms

• wounds
• wounding
• wounded
• woundest
• woundedst
• woundeth

Synonyms for wound

Depending on context, synonyms include injury, lesion, slight, slur, insult, damage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lesion, coiled, injury, injure, hurt, offend.

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