Wound
WordNet
adjective
(1) Put in a coil
noun
(2) The act of inflicting a wound
(3) A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
(4) A figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
"He feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"
"Deep in her breast lives the silent wound"
"The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost
(5) Any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision
verb
(6) Cause injuries or bodily harm to
(7) Hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"
"This remark really bruised me ego"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- A hurt to a person's feelings.
- It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
- An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
Synonyms
injury, lesion slight, slur, insult- See also Wikisaurus:injury
Verb
- To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
- The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
- To hurt (a person's feelings).
- The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.