Definition of wounded
: wounded persons
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First Known Use of wounded
before 12th century
Definition of wounded
: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
- a wounded leg
- wounded feelings
Recent Examples of wounded from the Web
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Raytown police responded Saturday morning to an apartment in the 10300 block of East 63rd Street on a report of a wounded man.
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Members of the loose network often filmed or photographed their hunts, capturing gruesome scenes, including some in Washington that showed hunting dogs gnawing on dead or wounded bears.
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Members of the loose network often filmed or photographed their hunts, capturing gruesome scenes, including some in Washington that showed hunting dogs gnawing on dead or wounded bears.
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Members of the loose network often filmed or photographed their hunts, capturing gruesome scenes, including some in Washington that showed hunting dogs gnawing on dead or wounded bears.
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Under terms established by the victims’-rights movement, that number included not only the dead and wounded but also grieving family members and devastated rescue workers.
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The wounded man was being treated at Penn-Presbyterian.
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Congressional sources have told CNN that the attack underscores concerns that US troops are operating in remote areas of Africa without sufficient air capability to evacuate dead and wounded troops, and insufficient overhead reconnaissance.
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Jason Lee said officers located shell casings at the intersection with Meadow Street, north of the spot near Adelaide Street where the wounded man was found.
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First Known Use of wounded
14th century
WOUNDED Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of wounded for English Language Learners
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: injured by a weapon
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: feeling emotional pain
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