wounded
suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.
marred; damaged; impaired: a wounded reputation.
Usually the wounded . wounded persons collectively: to treat the wounded.
Origin of wounded
1Other words from wounded
- self-wounded, adjective
- un·wound·ed, adjective
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How to use wounded in a sentence
With more wounded pouring into Gaza hospitals every day, they are already stretched.
Israel’s Campaign to Send Gaza Back to the Stone Age | Jesse Rosenfeld | July 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTU.S. Marines and soldiers fought street-to-street then, leaving over 100 Americans dead and many more wounded.
Their Fight…But Our Legacy: The New Battle for Fallujah | John Kael Weston | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHad the bomb exploded, scores of New Yorkers likely would have been killed and even more wounded or maimed.
Pakistani Taliban Leader Hakeemullah Mehsud Killed In U.S. Drone Strike | Bill Roggio | November 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNinety-five would be killed, and more than 500 more wounded.
Iraq War, 10 Years Later: Condolences From the Secretary of Defense | John Kael Weston | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore the arrival of troops some twenty Mexican rioters had been killed, and many more wounded.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants | H. Irving Hancock
They are dispersed by force of arms; several of their numbers killed, many more wounded.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander GordonTwo more wounded men were found down by the cattle enclosures, and these also Mr. Hardy considered likely to recover.
Out on the Pampas | G. A. HentyOne hundred and seventy-five men were killed on board the fleet, and as many more wounded.
From Farm House to the White House | William M. ThayerA couple of ambulance carts trotted out and picked up more wounded.
The Invasion | William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for wounded
/ (ˈwuːndɪd) /
suffering from wounds; injured, esp in a battle or fight
(as collective noun; preceded by the): the wounded
(of feelings) damaged or hurt
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