Wounded meaning

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

“wounded” is a noun and adjective with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: people who are wounded.

wounded

noun

  1. people who are wounded

    “they had to leave the wounded where they fell”

    Synonymsmaimed

adjective

  1. suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

    “nursing his wounded arm”

    “ambulances...for the hurt men and women”

    Synonymshurt

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University