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wounded

/ˈwuːndɪd/noun, adjective2 syllables

Wounded means: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle.

Synonyms for wounded14

noun, as in people who are wounded

maimed

adjective, as in suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

also used for wounded

damaged, traumatised, imbrued, banged up, crocked, fucked up, gimped, jacked up, messed up, tore up, vulnerated

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What does wounded mean?2

adjective

1

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle“nursing his wounded arm”

noun

1

people who are wounded“they had to leave the wounded where they fell”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Wounded in a sentence

  • Throughout the incident, however, they worked under fire attempting to assist wounded refugees.CM
  • Since he got wounded in an accident, he cannot walk any more.SunnyMoon
  • He ran on after the collision, unaware that he was wounded.sundown
  • Some men are slained, others wounded, others reported missing in action.qdii
  • Six hundred thousand men were killed or wounded.Source_VOA
  • I'm the one who was wounded in the foot.Objectivesea
  • Many thousands on both sides had been wounded.Source_VOA
  • The sun has always wounded the eyes of its worshippers.Scott

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