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wound1

wound1

 
pronunciation:
wund
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a cut or other injury to a part of the body.
 
synonyms:
cut, injury
similar words:
bruise, harm, hurt, scrape, scratch, slash, sore, stab, trauma
definition 2: an injury to one's feelings.
His anger at her was like a wound to her heart.
synonyms:
hurt, injury, insult
similar words:
blow, cut, distress, grief, harm, pain, pang, shock, trauma, wrong
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part of speech: verb
inflections: wounds, wounding, wounded
definition: to injure or harm by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
He wounded his knee by falling on a rock.
synonyms:
cut, hurt, injure
similar words:
damage, distress, grieve, harm, insult, offend, pain, pierce, scrape, scratch, slash, stab, sting, wrong
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derivation: woundingly (adv.)
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  • wounded:
    having a wound.
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