American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wounded
IPA transcription: ['wundɪd]
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Noun
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people who are wounded
“they had to leave the wounded where they fell”
Verb
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cause injuries or bodily harm to
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hurt the feelings of
“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
“This remark really bruised my ego”
Adjective
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suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
“nursing his wounded arm”
“ambulances...for the hurt men and women”
Usage examples
- About a third of the Polish force was dead or wounded.
- Bert the cop was wounded in North Africa.
- The second bomb wounded the animals and smashed the carriage glass.
- White, four other officers, and twenty-two enlisted men were also wounded in the blast.
- During the battle, Jackson was wounded by friendly fire and died several days later.
- After a short fight, the driver was killed and Kapp was severely wounded.
- During the first hour of the Peleliu landing he was wounded.
- After being shot, the mortally wounded principal managed to disarm the former student.
- Two other men were wounded in the attack.
- Severely wounded during that encounter, Aylwin later died at sea.