: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
Lebanon’s National News Agency said the other two wounded observers were Chilean and Australian.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
Passersby jumped in to help, some corralling Du, others tending to the wounded officer.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
Lebanon’s National News Agency said the other two wounded observers were Chilean and Australian.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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wounded
1 of 2 noun plural
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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