: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Emergency services arrived within minutes, treating the wounded and transporting others to local hospitals.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Military rescue teams fanned out across the region, the defence ministry said in a statement, with 40 flights carrying away 420 wounded and dead.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Graham walked over to the wounded man, who pulled out his own gun and shot at Graham.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
There was a wounded heart to Kevin, who’s grieving the death of his father and struggling to connect with his teenage son, that the actor understood.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Emergency services arrived within minutes, treating the wounded and transporting others to local hospitals.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Military rescue teams fanned out across the region, the defence ministry said in a statement, with 40 flights carrying away 420 wounded and dead.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Graham walked over to the wounded man, who pulled out his own gun and shot at Graham.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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wounded
1 of 2 plural noun
wound·ed
ˈwün-dəd 
: persons that have been wounded
wounded
2 of 2 adjective
: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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