wounded

[ woon-did ]

adjective

1. suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound:

   to bandage a wounded hand.

2. marred; damaged; impaired:

   a wounded reputation.

noun

1. Usually the wounded. wounded persons collectively:

   to treat the wounded.

wounded

/ ˈwuːndɪd /

adjective

1. 1. suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight
   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the wounded

2. (of feelings) damaged or hurt

Other Words From

• self-wounded adjective
• un·wounded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wounded¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English gewundode; wound ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The wounded patients were then taken away from the hospital grounds where "at least two of them were executed", the charity said.

From BBC

Mrs Burton then found a wounded Mr Bush on the patio outside the property and she began to give him CPR.

From BBC

Chair of the judges, Edmund de Waal, described Orbital as a "book about a wounded world".

From BBC

On Saturday, 10 people were killed and 13 wounded when a gunman opened fire at a bar in Queretaro state.

From Los Angeles Times

The next day, a similar attack at a bar in Mexico state killed five and wounded seven.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bruised
• damaged
• disabled
• harmed
• impaired