: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
Seth’s dad, Mike, is a Marine Corps veteran who has ran in the last eight Boston Marathons and raised money for the Semper Fi Fund, which provides support to wounded service members, veterans and their families.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Officers called for backup and began rendering care to the wounded man, according to Kenny.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The season’s sixth chapter is absolutely stunning, as a wounded Joe either suffers an extended hallucination or takes a long visit to the spirit world in order to reckon with a dark secret of his past that ties into several of the problems he’s recently brought upon himself.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
West Orlando’s Pig the Gemini isn’t new to the melancholic pianos and wounded melodies that permeate the South.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
Seth’s dad, Mike, is a Marine Corps veteran who has ran in the last eight Boston Marathons and raised money for the Semper Fi Fund, which provides support to wounded service members, veterans and their families.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Officers called for backup and began rendering care to the wounded man, according to Kenny.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The season’s sixth chapter is absolutely stunning, as a wounded Joe either suffers an extended hallucination or takes a long visit to the spirit world in order to reckon with a dark secret of his past that ties into several of the problems he’s recently brought upon himself.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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