wounded

/ˈwuːndɪd/
adjective

Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 3 meanings

  1. Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.

    “A wounded soldier.”

  2. Suffering from an emotional injury.

    “My wounded pride never recovered from her rejection.”

  3. Of a particle: having undergone an inelastic collision.

    “a wounded nucleon”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Similar and opposite words

Similar
damagedhurttraumatisedimbruedinjuredcrockedgimpedvulnerated
Opposite
healthyintactnoninjurednonwoundeduninjuredunwounded

WOUNDED at a glance

WOUNDED has 7 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + D 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,124 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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  • FOUNDED12
  • SOUNDED9
  • ROUNDED9
  • BOUNDED11
  • POUNDED11
  • HOUNDED12
  • MOUNDED11
  • WOUNDER11
  • LOUNDED9

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