wound

noun countable

UK /wuːnd/

Word Forms

singular	wound
plural	wounds

1
an injury in which your skin or flesh is damaged, usually seriously. When a wound gets better it heals
He suffered serious wounds to his back and stomach.
a head/chest/leg wound:
There was blood pouring down his face from a head wound.
Synonyms and related words
Injuries and wounds
injury
loss
wound
Synonyms and related words
Skin problems, swellings and injuries
abrasion
abscess
athlete’s foot
2
emotional damage caused by something bad that happens
The party had never healed the wounds left by the crisis.
Synonyms and related words
Psychological processes
catharsis
complex
conditioning

wound

UK /waʊnd/

the past tense and past participle of wind

Synonyms and related words

Irregular past tenses and past participles

babysat

begot

beheld

wound

noun countable

US /wund/

Word Forms

singular	wound
plural	wounds

1
an injury in which your skin or flesh is damaged, usually seriously. When a wound gets better it heals
He suffered serious wounds to his back and stomach.
a head/chest/leg wound:
There was blood pouring down his face from a head wound.
Synonyms and related words
Injuries and wounds
injury
loss
wound
Synonyms and related words
Skin problems, swellings and injuries
abrasion
abscess
athlete’s foot
2
emotional damage caused by something bad that happens
The party had never healed the wounds left by the crisis.
Synonyms and related words
Psychological processes
catharsis
complex
conditioning

wound

US /waʊnd/

the past tense and past participle of wind

Synonyms and related words

Irregular past tenses and past participles

babysat

begot

beheld

wound

verb transitive

UK /wuːnd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	wound
he/she/it	wounds
present participle	wounding
past tense	wounded
past participle	wounded

1
if someone is wounded, they are injured by something that damages their skin or flesh, especially severely
Two soldiers died and three others were wounded in the attack.
fatally/mortally wounded (=wounded so badly that you die):
The pistol went off and Martin was fatally wounded.
seriously/severely wounded:
George himself was severely wounded in the leg.
Synonyms and related words
To injure yourself or someone else
injure
harm
wound
2
to hurt someone’s feelings by doing or saying something unpleasant
Her remark had deeply wounded him.
A string of rejections had really wounded his pride.
Synonyms and related words
To insult or offend someone
insult
offend
wound
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb

wound

verb transitive

US /wund/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	wound
he/she/it	wounds
present participle	wounding
past tense	wounded
past participle	wounded

1
if someone is wounded, they are injured by something that damages their skin or flesh, especially severely
Two soldiers died and three others were wounded in the attack.
fatally/mortally wounded (=wounded so badly that you die):
The pistol went off and Martin was fatally wounded.
seriously/severely wounded:
George himself was severely wounded in the leg.
Synonyms and related words
To injure yourself or someone else
injure
harm
wound
2
to hurt someone’s feelings by doing or saying something unpleasant
Her remark had deeply wounded him.
A string of rejections had really wounded his pride.
Synonyms and related words
To insult or offend someone
insult
offend
wound
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb

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