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wounded

wounded

3.6
People who are hurt, often in a fight or accident
  • noun
  • /ˈwuːndɪd/
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  • The Voice of the Wounded. Translated by Nihad A. Salem. L (Apr. 1970), 14950.

So wounded wound the wounded, some ambulatory, some not.

Examples

  • First, our prayers are with the victims, with the wounded, with the families, the survivors, and with our troops.

  • Anyone who can still walk hurries behind, but dozens of wounded are left to their fate.

  • Anyone who can still walk hurries behind, but dozens of wounded are left to their fate.

  • The paramedics rushed to help the wounded after the serious accident on the highway.

  • In the chaos of the battlefield, many wounded lay waiting for medical assistance.

  • The charity organization provides support and rehabilitation for the wounded from recent conflicts.

Antonyms

uninjured
7 1.8

Not hurt physically

How Injured

wounded
3.6
injured
30 1.0
uninjured
7 1.8

Surface Forms

wounded singular
wounded plural

Etymology

The noun wounded, as in 'the wounded', comes from the same old word wund meaning 'injury'. People long ago used it for injured soldiers and accident victims, so today the wounded means 'people who are injured'.