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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Police officers started life-saving measures on the wounded man until medics got there.
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Officers responded to reports of shots fired at the camp, at First Avenue South and South Spokane Street, just before 5 a.m. and found the wounded man, according to a news release from Seattle police.
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Charges likely in crash that left 10-year-old critically woundedCincinnati police will consult the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office to determine any charges against the driver of a car that crashed and left a 10-year-old boy critically injured.
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The games, which were founded in 2014 by Prince Harry, have hundreds of wounded servicemen and women from 17 countries compete in sports like wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, and even powerlifting.
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Bin said the wounded attacker was taken to a hospital.
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In the Chaman attack, police said one soldier was killed and another wounded but details were scarce because of the remoteness of the area.
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The other wounded man fell face-up on a sidewalk underneath the elevated train tracks.
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The devil is missing from the details, like the lack of dust and cobwebs in the dilapidated house or of bloody footprints after the mother walks on a wounded foot.
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First Known Use of wounded
14th century
WOUNDED Defined for English Language Learners
wounded
adjective
Definition of wounded for English Language Learners
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: injured by a weapon
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: feeling emotional pain
Medical Dictionary
wounded
noun plural
medical Definition of wounded
:wounded persons
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