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noun

Definition of woundnext
as in injury

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verb

ˈwünd How to pronounce wound (audio)
1
as in to damage
to cause bodily damage to an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it

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2
as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in that callous comment really wounded me

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Recent Examples of wound
Noun
Deputies discovered two women with gunshot wounds after 7 p.m. at the intersection of Caldwell Street and Central Avenue, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025 The girl suffered puncture wounds and scratches, but didn’t receive any stitches. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
The strikes around Sanaa, Yemen's capital held by the Houthis since 2014, and Hajjah governorate also wounded 12 others, the rebels said. — Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025 Russian drones also hit apartment blocks and a shopping mall in the center of Ukraine's second largest city, killing at least two people and wounding 25, according to Kharkiv's governor. — Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wound
  1. injury
  2. damage
  3. insult
  4. abrasion
  5. injure
  6. offend
  7. hurt
  8. outrage
Noun
  • Marchand Jumps Ship Captain Brad Marchand, now 36, also suffered an upper-body injury in early March, and has undergone multiple surgeries over the past few years.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The top returner among the running backs is Jalen Berger, who became a bigger factor last season once rounding into form from injury.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of injury
Verb
  • But even though teams and equipment have been flown in from other nations, they are hindered by the airports in those cities being damaged and apparently unfit to land planes.
    — Time, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Communication towers and water and electricity utilities were damaged, OCHA said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of damage
Verb
  • According to learning platform Preply, almost one-third of American workers have witnessed their boss publicly insulting or humiliating an employee.
    — Amanda Kavanagh | This Column was created by Jobbio, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Listen to this article An Aurora attorney who cursed at and insulted school district employees during a special education meeting violated professional conduct rules and can be publicly censured, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of insult
Noun
  • One person is believed to have suffered a leg fracture and at least a dozen people were treated on-scene for minor abrasions.
    — Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Geneva police officers found a woman having difficulty walking on her own, with abrasions and bruising on her face, officials said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of abrasion
Verb
  • One person was injured and transported to Shock Trauma, fire officials said.
    — Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Russian drone attacks overnight injured at least 18 people in the Kharkiv region and three people in Dnipro, officials said.
    — Time, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of injure
Verb
  • If, like me, you’re not offended by raisins in your carrot cake, Costco’s carrot bar cake is available now in the bakery’s refrigerator section.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
  • That was a diplomatic answer perhaps designed to avoid offending Trump.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of offend
Verb
  • With big men Al Horford and Kristaps Porziņģis out in addition to Jrue Holiday, Kornet’s three first-half fouls hurt the most.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Trade wars with our partners hurt working people most.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • The university’s decision to accede to nearly all of the Trump administration’s demands outraged some faculty members, who say Columbia has sacrificed academic freedom.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The policy outraged customers as going-out-of-business sales continue and some argued there was little notice to redeem their store value.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of outrage

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