: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Staff and wire reports LONDON – Britain's Prince Harry visited Ukraine on Friday, arriving in Kyiv with a team from his Invictus Games Foundation to detail his charity's plans to help rehabilitate wounded soldiers, the Guardian and ABC News reported.
—USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Southern Kherson province recorded two fatalities and six wounded.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nepal's protests against the government turned violent across the Himalayan nation on Tuesday with officials confirming that at least 19 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded, Reuters reported.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
One of the wounded students remains in critical condition.
—Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Staff and wire reports LONDON – Britain's Prince Harry visited Ukraine on Friday, arriving in Kyiv with a team from his Invictus Games Foundation to detail his charity's plans to help rehabilitate wounded soldiers, the Guardian and ABC News reported.
—USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Southern Kherson province recorded two fatalities and six wounded.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Nepal's protests against the government turned violent across the Himalayan nation on Tuesday with officials confirming that at least 19 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded, Reuters reported.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 18 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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