: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
In separate statements, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed their condolences to the victims’ families and wished the wounded well.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Of the nine wounded students, all but two, Paxson noted, have since been discharged from the hospital.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The wounded man was treated at a hospital for a non-life threatening wound, CMPD said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Berry portrays Dandridge as wounded but tenacious, a complex person in an industry that didn't always know what to do with her.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
In separate statements, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed their condolences to the victims’ families and wished the wounded well.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Of the nine wounded students, all but two, Paxson noted, have since been discharged from the hospital.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The wounded man was treated at a hospital for a non-life threatening wound, CMPD said.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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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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