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Wound

//wuːnd//

Definitions

nounwounds

1
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.
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injury lesion
2
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
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slight slur insult
3
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

verbwounds · wounding · wounded · wound · woundest · woundedst · woundeth

1
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.

Word Origin

Noun from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundō. Verb from Middle English wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic *wundōną.

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Wound

//wuːnd//

Definitions

nounwounds

1
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.
Similar
injury lesion
2
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
Similar
slight slur insult
3
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

verbwounds · wounding · wounded · wound · woundest · woundedst · woundeth

1
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.

Word Origin

Noun from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundō. Verb from Middle English wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic *wundōną.

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damage harm abuse

2

To hurt (a person's feelings).

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

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affront hurt abuse

3

simple past and past participle of wind

“[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]”