wounded

/ˈwuːndɪd/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

lay, lay, many

VERB + WOUNDED

save, taking

WOUNDED + NOUN

berserk, body, boy, bullet, elephant, front, leg, meg

PREP.

from, in, in, on

ADV.

badly, critically, usually

Definitions

adj

Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.

A wounded soldier.

The wounded lay on stretchers waiting for surgery.

Suffering from an emotional injury.

My wounded pride never recovered from her rejection.

Of a particle: having undergone an inelastic collision.

a wounded nucleon

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — people who are wounded

maimed

adjective — suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in b

hurt

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A wounded soldier.

Wiktionary

The wounded lay on stretchers waiting for surgery.

Wiktionary

Every single hospital was taking in wounded from the front.

Wiktionary

The doctor tried hard to save the wounded boy.

Tatoeba · #27954

A critically wounded elephant went berserk and attacked every living thing in his path.

Tatoeba · #34736

The soldier was wounded in the leg and couldn't move.

Tatoeba · #44096

Usage Notes

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