Meaning & Definition of Wound in English
English⟶
Wound
/waʊnd/
noun
1. An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
synonym:
- wound,
- lesion
2. A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
synonym:
- wound,
- injury,
- combat injury
3. A figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
- "He feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"
- "Deep in her breast lives the silent wound"
- "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--robert frost
synonym:
- wound
4. The act of inflicting a wound
synonym:
- wound,
- wounding
verb
1. Cause injuries or bodily harm to
synonym:
- injure,
- wound
2. Hurt the feelings of
- "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"
- "This remark really bruised my ego"
synonym:
- hurt,
- wound,
- injure,
- bruise,
- offend,
- spite
adjective
1. Put in a coil
synonym:
- wound
Examples of using
She bandaged the wound.
Is the wound very deep?
You'd better bandage the wound at once.