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wounded
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
wounded
(adjective)
wound
(verb)
wounded
/
ˈ
wuːndəd/
adjective
wounded
/
ˈ
wuːndəd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of WOUNDED
1
:
injured by a weapon
badly
wounded
soldiers
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2
:
feeling emotional pain
wounded
pride
a
wounded
ego
healing a
wounded
nation
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the wounded
:
people who have been wounded
They carried
the wounded
off the battlefield.
help for
the walking wounded
[=people who are injured but still able to walk]
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