wound en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈwuːnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈwaʊnd/ (obsolete)
- /ˈwʉnd/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- (US) audio
- /ˈwʉwnd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈwund/ (US)
- /ˈwʉːnd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Noun from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-West Germanic *wundu, from Proto-Germanic *wundō (“wound”), from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to strive, toil, win”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Wuunde (“wound”), Cimbrian bunta (“wound”), Dutch wond, wonde (“wound”), German Wunde (“wonde”), Luxembourgish Wonn (“wound”), Yiddish וווּנד (vund, “wound”), Icelandic und (“wound”), Gothic *𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (*wunda, “wound”) (whence 𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹 (wundufni, “disease, plague”)); also Old Armenian վանդեմ (vandem, “to destroy; to catch a disease”). Verb from Middle English wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic *wundōną (“to wound”). Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian buntan (“to wound”), Dutch wonden (“to wound”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 (gawundōn, “to wound”).
Meanings
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An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.
2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1-0 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:Showers of blood / Rained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen.
1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act 3, scene 3]: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.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
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(figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
- (qualifier:crime law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wounde | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| wounds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
entrance wound · time heals every wound · hatchet wound · wound collection · wound parasite · lick one's wounds · tentative wound · wound cambium · wound gum · hesitation wound · wound gall · open wound · self-defense wound · put a band-aid on a bullet wound · flesh wound · dirty wound · wound collector · time heals all wounds · wound cork · axe wound · stab wound · entry wound · wound wood · rub salt in the wound · contact wound · wound collecting · defensive wound · Blighty wound · mother wound · turn the knife in the wound · defense wound · reopen old wounds · exit wound · salt in the wound · keyhole wound · twist the knife in the wound · gutter wound
Synonyms
slight (something that offends a person's feelings) · injury (injury) · slur (something that offends a person's feelings) · lesion (injury) · insult (something that offends a person's feelings)
Translations (290)
mi wharatanga (injury) · nrf bliesseûthe (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · ca ferida (something that offends a person’s feelings) · hi चोट (injury) · ru ране́ние (injury) · sq lëndim (injury) · kaw tatu (injury) · tr yara (injury) · sq plagë (injury) · pt machucado (injury) · rup ranã (injury) · ia plaga (injury) · uz jarohat (injury) · be тра́ўма (injury) · ba йәрәхәт (injury) · mnc ᡶᡝᠶᡝ (injury) · ml മുറിവ് (injury) · pt ferida (injury) · fr lésion (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · ru ра́на (something that offends a person’s feelings) · si තුවාලය (injury) · la laesio (something that offends a person’s feelings) · ren raka (injury) · pt lesão (injury) · az yara (injury) · ta காயம் (injury) · el τραύμα (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · hu sértés (something that offends a person’s feelings) · sl rana (injury) · fa-ira جُرْح (injury) · ka ჭრილობა (injury) · pa ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ (injury) · ja 負傷 (injury) · ja 怪我 (injury) · tk ýara (injury) · rm plaga (injury) · ga créacht (injury) · sv sår (injury) · sw uvimbe (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · ro rană (injury) · fur feride (injury) · da sår (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · bn জখম (injury) · gun ai (injury) · ckt атын (injury) · ru тра́вма (something that offends a person’s feelings) · so qoon (injury) · prs جِرَاحَت (injury) · wal masunttaa (injury) · oc ferida (injury) · gl ferida (injury) · tt җәрәхәт (injury) · cmn 傷害 /伤害 (injury) · bg ра́на (injury) · pt chaga (injury) · sah баас (injury) · sh rȁna (injury) · az xəsarət (injury) · zdj ɓanguzi (injury) · it offesa (something that offends a person’s feelings) · nl verwonding (injury) · ms luka (injury) · ny bala (injury) · ru оскорбле́ние (something that offends a person’s feelings) · pt mágoa (something that offends a person’s feelings) · es herida (injury) · ru оби́да (something that offends a person’s feelings) · cmn 傷口 /伤口 (injury) · slr şañ (injury) · hi ज़ख़्म (injury) · ba яра (injury) · uk ра́на (injury) · ur جُرْح (injury) · be ране́нне (injury) · ca lesió (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · it ferita (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · mnc ᡶᡠᡵᡩᠠᠨ (injury) · it piaga (injury) · nl wonde (something that offends a person’s feelings) · ky жаракат (injury) · kk зақым (injury) · lv brūce (injury) · lb Wonn (injury) · eo vundo (injury) · ta புண் (injury) · sk rana (injury) · ota یاره (injury) · rup pleagã (injury) · nb flein (injury) · or ଜଖମ (injury) · fa-ira آسیب (injury) · cmn 傷害 /伤害 (something that offends a person’s feelings) · pl rana (injury) · mn шарх (injury) · amf aajími (injury) · rm pleja (injury) · cu ⱃⰰⱀⰰ (injury) · enm hurt (injury) · kn ಗಾಯ (injury) · sw jeraha (injury) · es nafra (injury) · fa-ira جِراحَت (injury) · mdf сярядькс (injury) · cu рана (injury) · lt žaizda (injury) · uk тра́вма (injury) · it ferita (injury) · de Verletzung (something that offends a person’s feelings) · mt pjaga (injury) · eu zauri (injury) · el τραύμα (injury) · lo ບາດແຜ (injury) · bg оби́да (something that offends a person’s feelings) · vls gabbe (injury) · gd leòn (injury) · bn ক্ষত (injury) · ane xwâdöu (injury) · fr plaie (injury) · prs زَخْم (injury) · fr blessure (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · fi haava (injury) · la vulnus (injury) · et haav (injury) · nb skade (injury) · is sár (injury) · prs جُرْح (injury) · kmr birîndarî (injury) · wuh maka (injury) · ur جَراحَت (injury) · nl wond (injury) · fr blessure (something that offends a person’s feelings) · inh чов (injury) · km របួស (injury) · sv skada (injury) · la plāga (injury) · crh yara (injury) · mk ра́на (injury) · cv суран (injury) · tg осеб (injury) · da skade (injury) · de Wunde (injury) · vi vết thương (injury) · fi loukkaus (something that offends a person’s feelings) · id luka (something that offends a person’s feelings) · kk жара (injury) · pam sugat (injury) · hi जुर्ह (injury) · yue 傷害 /伤害 (injury) · mn ᠰᠢᠷᠬᠠ (injury) · uz zaxm (injury) · de Verletzung (injury) · om madaa (injury) · uz yara (injury) · nl kwetsuur (injury) · ug يارا (injury) · ky жара (injury) · lo ແຜ (injury) · te గాయము (injury) · ht blesi (injury) · mi tūnga (injury) · gd leòn (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · be ране́ньне (injury) · izh raana (injury) · hi ठेस (something that offends a person’s feelings) · rup aranã (injury) · fi haava (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · eve хуи (injury) · bcl lugad (injury) · mfe blesir (injury) · arz جرح (injury) · mt ferita (injury) · hu seb (injury) · hi ज़ख़म (injury) · mdf керф (injury) · yue 傷口 /伤口 (injury) · cs rána (injury) · rm plaia (injury) · ang wund (injury) · txb pīle (injury) · izh haava (injury) · my ဒဏ်ရာ (injury) · id cedera (injury) · gd leòn (something that offends a person’s feelings) · fa-ira زَخْم (injury) · bg оскърбле́ние (something that offends a person’s feelings) · gl chaga (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · tg захм (injury) · ko 부상 (injury) · clt hmaa (injury) · nl verwonding (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · ab ахәра (injury) · tg ҷурҳ (injury) · chr ᎤᏐᏅᏅ (injury) · ceb samad (injury) · prs آسیب (injury) · alt јара (injury) · ca ferida (injury) · el τραύμα (something that offends a person’s feelings) · kmr birîn (injury) · rif ayezzim (injury) · lo ບາດ (injury) · ar جِرَاحَة (injury) · yi וווּנד (injury) · sa क्षति (injury) · fr offense (something that offends a person’s feelings) · grc τραῦμα (injury) · la vulnus (something that offends a person’s feelings) · nb sår (something that offends a person’s feelings) · rm plaja (injury) · evn хуе (injury) · kk жарақат (injury) · orv рана (injury) · ko 상처 (injury) · rue ра́на (injury) · ce чов (injury) · cmn 傷心 /伤心 (something that offends a person’s feelings) · sw uvimbe (injury) · dsb rana (injury) · rap more (injury) · myv сэредькс (injury) · ps زخم (injury) · id luka (injury) · gl chaga (injury) · ur زَخْم (injury) · th บาดแผล (injury) · pt ferimento (injury) · ang benn (injury) · ttt yara (injury) · ur گھاوْ (injury) · af wond (injury) · da sår (injury) · be ра́на (injury) · ja 傷 (something that offends a person’s feelings) · ur چوٹ (injury) · fr blessure (injury) · sv sår (something that offends a person’s feelings) · sh ра̏на (injury) · is sár (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · ga áladh (injury) · tl sugat (injury) · ug جاراھەت (injury) · ko 상처 (something that offends a person’s feelings) · pam sakit (something that offends a person’s feelings) · tft nyabo (injury) · nl wonde (injury) · enm wounde (injury) · myv керявкс (injury) · id lecet (injury) · tg ҷароҳат (injury) · ru тра́вма (injury) · nb sår (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · ro plagă (injury) · ky жараат (injury) · gld пуе (injury) · ar جُرْح (injury) · es llaga (injury) · nrf bliesseûthe (something that offends a person’s feelings) · uk пора́нення (injury) · os хъӕдгом (injury) · cim bunta (injury) · pt mágoa (injury) · nrf bliesseûthe (injury) · tyv балыг (injury) · bo རྨ (injury) · bn ঘাত (injury) · mi taotūtanga (injury) · ps ټپ (injury) · he פְּגִיעָה (injury) · nb sår (injury) · ru ра́на (injury) · egy w-b-n:nw*w-D26 (injury) · es ferida (injury) · gl corte (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · hi घाव (injury) · gl mancadura (injury) · he פֶּצַע (injury) · ia vulnere (injury) · ja 傷 (injury) · tly yara (injury) · grc ὠτειλή (injury) · ro leziune (injury) · bg ра́на (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · rsk рана (injury) · it lesione (injury) · jv tatu (injury) · os цӕф (injury) · gl ferida (an injury to a person by which the skin is divided) · sid mada (injury) · vo vun (injury) · hy վերք (injury)