: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The video showed the man, with one wounded hand, throwing a stick at the drone.
—Melanie Lidman, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Captured in Gaza, this powerful photograph depicts the heart-wrenching reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, showcasing a wounded woman in the Ridwan neighborhood of Gaza City, devastated by the loss of a loved one amid the chaos of Israeli airstrikes.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Sure enough, records show, an officer tapped into a live feed from the camera in time to see that a wounded victim had managed to get inside a restaurant.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Warren described his attempts to minister to the wounded and his distress at the sounds of a Lakota mother wailing for her dead baby.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The video showed the man, with one wounded hand, throwing a stick at the drone.
—Melanie Lidman, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Captured in Gaza, this powerful photograph depicts the heart-wrenching reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, showcasing a wounded woman in the Ridwan neighborhood of Gaza City, devastated by the loss of a loved one amid the chaos of Israeli airstrikes.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Sure enough, records show, an officer tapped into a live feed from the camera in time to see that a wounded victim had managed to get inside a restaurant.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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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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