Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈwuːndɪd/
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ˈwuːndɪd
Adjective
Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.
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A wounded soldier.
The wounded lay on stretchers waiting for surgery.
More examples (4)
Every single hospital was taking in wounded from the front.
[…] he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed.
Long ago, when King Kung of Ch’u fought with Duke Li of Chin at Yen-ling, the Ch’u army was defeated and King Kung was wounded in the eye.
Shepard: Are you wounded, Williams? Ashley Williams: A few scrapes and burns. Nothing serious. The others weren't so lucky.
Suffering from an emotional injury.
Usage- Figurative
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My wounded pride never recovered from her rejection.
Of a particle: having undergone an inelastic collision.
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a wounded nucleon
Adjective
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
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nursing his wounded arm
ambulances … for the hurt men and women
Noun
people who are wounded
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they had to leave the wounded where they fell