: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The latter has been taken by some as a dig at the Duke of Sussex, whose Invictus Foundation has focused specifically on wounded veterans.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2025
The two wounded officers were taken to a hospital and remain in critical but stable condition, according to officials.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The thing about bullying is that the bully typically has no memory of it later, while the wounded party never forgets.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Kyiv and Moscow are locked in a deadly technology race, constantly competing to counter the other side’s latest developments, and things change so fast that an wounded fighter returning to the front after just a few months away can no longer recognize his unit’s tactics.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The latter has been taken by some as a dig at the Duke of Sussex, whose Invictus Foundation has focused specifically on wounded veterans.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2025
The two wounded officers were taken to a hospital and remain in critical but stable condition, according to officials.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The thing about bullying is that the bully typically has no memory of it later, while the wounded party never forgets.
—Rachel Kushner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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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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