wound

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Synonyms 1.1.2.2 Derived terms 1.1.2.3 Translations 1.1.3 Verb 1.1.3.1 Synonyms 1.1.3.2 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English wund, noun; wundian, verb.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) enPR: wo͞ond, IPA: /wuːnd/, SAMPA: /wu:nd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -uːnd

[edit] Noun

wound (plural wounds)

1. An injury, such as a cut or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     I went below, and did what I could for my wound; it pained me a good deal, and still bled freely; but it was neither deep nor dangerous, nor did it greatly gall me when I used my arm.

2. A hurt to a person's feelings.

   It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.

3. (criminal law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

[edit] Synonyms

• (injury): injury, lesion
• (something that offends a person's feelings): slight, slur, insult
• See also Wikisaurus:injury

[edit] Derived terms

• dirty wound
• entry wound
• exit wound
• flesh wound
• rub salt in the wound
• suck one's wounds
• time heals all wounds

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to wound (third-person singular simple present wounds, present participle wounding, simple past and past participle wounded)

1. (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

   The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.

2. (transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).

   The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.

[edit] Synonyms

• (injure): hurt, injure
• (hurt (feelings)): offend

[edit] Translations

• Interlingua: ferir, vulnerar, leder

[edit] Etymology 2

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /waʊnd/, SAMPA: /waUnd/
• (US) IPA: /wæwnd/

   Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -aʊnd

[edit] Verb

wound

1. Simple past tense and past participle of wind.