Wound meaning

What does “wound” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“wound” is a noun, verb and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin).

wound

noun

  1. an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

    Synonymslesion
  2. a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

  3. 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”

  4. the act of inflicting a wound

    Synonymswounding

verb

  1. cause injuries or bodily harm to

    Synonymsinjure
  2. hurt the feelings of

    “She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”

    “This remark really bruised my ego”

adjective

  1. put in a coil

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University