Definitions for woundwund; Older Use and Literary waʊnd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
woundwund; Older Use and Literary waʊnd(n.)
an injury, usu. involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
Category: Pathology
a similar injury to the tissue of a plant.
Category: Plant Pathology
an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc.
(v.t.)to inflict a wound upon; injure; hurt.
(v.i.)to inflict a wound.
Origin of wound:
bef. 900; ME; OE wund, c. OS wunda, OHG wunta, ON und wound, Go wunds wounded
wound′ing•ly(adv.)
woundwaʊnd(v.)
Ref: a pt. and pp. of wind2 1 2 and wind3. 1 3
Princeton's WordNet
wound, lesion(noun)
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
wound, injury, combat injury(noun)
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
wound(noun)
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
wound, wounding(adj)
the act of inflicting a wound
wound(verb)
put in a coil
injure, wound(verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to
hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite(verb)
hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
wound(noun)ʊnd
an injury
serious wounds; a leg/head/chest etc. wound
wound(verb)ʊnd
to injure or hurt
He was badly wounded in the explosion.; fatally wounded
woundʊnd
to upset
His cruel comments had wounded her pride.
Webster Dictionary
Wound(u)
of Wind
Wound(u)
of Wind
Wound(u)
imp. & p. p. of Wind to twist, and Wind to sound by blowing
Wound(noun)
a hurt or injury caused by violence; specifically, a breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or in the substance of any creature or living thing; a cut, stab, rent, or the like
Wound(noun)
fig.: An injury, hurt, damage, detriment, or the like, to feeling, faculty, reputation, etc
Wound(noun)
an injury to the person by which the skin is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the body, involving some solution of continuity
Wound(noun)
to hurt by violence; to produce a breach, or separation of parts, in, as by a cut, stab, blow, or the like
Wound(noun)
to hurt the feelings of; to pain by disrespect, ingratitude, or the like; to cause injury to
Translations for wound
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
wound(verb)
to hurt or injure physically
He didn't kill the animal; – he just wounded it; He was wounded in the battle.
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