wounded

1. 1
   adjective

   Hurt by a weapon or attack, with an injury to the body.

   Like an animal that has been hurt and can no longer run away.

   The wounded soldier was carried off the field on a stretcher.

   A wounded deer limped slowly into the trees.

   Similarinjured, hurt

   Oppositeunhurt, uninjured, unharmed, unscathed

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2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of wound. Use this form for hurting that already happened.

   The blast wounded three workers at the construction site.

   Soldiers wounded in the ambush were carried to the field hospital.

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3. 3
   adjectivefiguratively

   Feeling hurt inside after something painful happened to your feelings.

   Like a bruise you cannot see, but it still hurts.

   He felt wounded when his closest friends left him out of the trip.

   She gave a wounded look and turned away without a word.

   Similarhurt, injured, bruised, aggrieved, offended

4. 4
   adjective

   Used of a tiny particle that has lost some energy after crashing into another particle.

   Like a billiard ball that slows down after striking another and losing some of its push.

   A wounded particle moves more slowly because it gave up energy in the crash.

   Scientists counted the wounded protons that came out of the target.

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