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Wounded Wuːnd Deeply Remarks Wound Arm Verb Bre

Word wound
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / wuːnd / NAmE / wuːnd /
Example
  • he had been wounded in the arm.
  • she felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks.
  • one reporter was wounded in the leg.
  • she was deeply wounded by his remarks.
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wound

(verb)BrE / wuːnd / NAmE / wuːnd /
  1. to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon
    • He had been wounded in the arm.
  2. to hurt somebody’s feelings
    • She felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks.

    Extra Examples

    • One reporter was wounded in the leg.
    • She was deeply wounded by his remarks.
    • She was fatally wounded in a car crash.
    • About 50 people were seriously wounded in the attack.
    • He was wounded in the arm.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they wound
    • he / she / it wounds
    • past simple wounded
    • past participle wounded
    • -ing form wounding

    Word Origin

    • Old English wund (noun), wundian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wond and German Wunde, of unknown ultimate origin.
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