Wounded

//ˈwuːndɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    people who are wounded wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of wound form-of, participle, past

    "Nila, Agni's son, brandishing an uptorn tree, rushed on Prahasta; but he wounded the monkey with showers of arows."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.

    "A wounded soldier."

  2. 2
    Suffering from an emotional injury. figuratively

    "My wounded pride never recovered from her rejection."

  3. 3
    Of a particle: having undergone an inelastic collision.

    "a wounded nucleon"

Adjective
  1. 1
    suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
injuredhurtachingafflictedaggrievedagonized

Example

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"The doctor tried hard to save the wounded boy."

Related phrases

charge like a wounded bullwalking wounded

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