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wound
1[woond, 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.
Synonyms: , , , ,a similar injury to the tissue of a plant.
an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to inflict a wound upon; injure; hurt.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb (used without object)
to inflict a wound.
wound
1/ ɳːԻ /
noun
any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision
an injury to plant tissue
any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation
verb
to inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something)
wound
2/ ɲʊԻ /
verb
the past tense and past participle of wind 2
Other Word Forms
- woundedly adverb
- woundingly adverb
- ˈɴdzܲԻ noun
- ˈɴdzܲԻ adjective
- ˈɴdzܲԻ徱Բ adverb
- ˈɴdzܲԻ岹 adjective
- ˈɴdzܲԻ徱Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wound1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wound1
Idioms and Phrases
lick one's wounds, to attempt to heal one's injuries or soothe one's hurt feelings after a defeat.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
In Minnesota, officials confirmed the fatal shooting of former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and the wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman was politically motivated.
Palestinians are reported to have been killed and wounded in another shooting as they gathered near an aid distribution site in central Gaza.
If the immigration raids and protests haven’t wound down by the end of the month, he said he might have to shut down his business.
Lyons Jnr was also shot and wounded in an attack in 2006, which was believed to have been carried out by Carroll.
Already, many vendors had left because of fencing the city put up earlier this year after a gang-related shooting wounded six people.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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