wounded
adjective/ˈwuːndɪd/
/ˈwuːndɪd/
- injured by a weapon, for example in a war
- wounded soldiers
- seriously wounded
- There were 79 killed and 230 wounded.
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- feeling emotional pain because of something unpleasant that somebody has said or done
- wounded pride
- the woundednoun [plural] people who are wounded, for example in a warMore Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns
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