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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

  1. 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:
  2. (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
    • It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
  3. (qualifier:crime law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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 ᠰᠢᠷᠬ᠎ᠠ (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(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(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)

wound en · VERB · 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

  1. (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
    • The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
  2. (transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).
    • I find neglect or rejection from my own community much harder to take and more wounding than the same thing or worse from the outside world. 1984 December 8, Michael Bronski, Andrea Loewenstein, “Family & Friends: Writers Talk Community”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 21, page 12:
    • The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wound Number=Plur, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wound VerbForm=Inf lexicographic
wound Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wound Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wound Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wound Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wounds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
woundeth Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
woundest Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres archaic lexicographic
woundedst Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past archaic lexicographic
wounded Number=Plur, Tense=Past lexicographic
wounded Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past lexicographic
wounded Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past lexicographic
wounded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wounded Mood=Sub, Tense=Past lexicographic
wounded Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past lexicographic
wounded Tense=Past lexicographic
wounding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wounde alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Synonyms

hurt someone's feelings · harm · annoy · injure · afflict · misrespect · carry · torture · qualifier · torment · hurt · maul · misbid · mayhem · bewound · send · pine · forwork · wet · do ill · slur · slight · sledge · sneap · dere · grieve · burn · do for · aggrieve · damage · scathe · wring · dere · do violence to · affront · spite · wound · affront · do damage to · lapidate · agonize · slag · abuse · dis · slag off · misuse · pang · anguish · harrow · excruciate · hurt · hurt · cut down · offend · scandalize · put someone in hospital · diss · wound · vulnerate · harm · damnify · ache · damage · give stick · abuse · scaith · disrespect · scandal · throe · rack · insult · misdo · heckle · irritate

Translations (143)

pl ranić (hurt or injure) · mk ранува (hurt or injure) · eo vundi (hurt (someone's feelings)) · gl mancar (hurt or injure) · rup rãnescu (hurt or injure) · lb blesséieren (hurt or injure) · pms ferì (hurt or injure) · id mencederai (hurt or injure) · az yaralamaq (hurt or injure) · cs ranit (hurt or injure) · la sauciō (hurt or injure) · hi चोट करना (hurt or injure) · pt vulnerar (hurt or injure) · ko 상처를 입히다 (hurt (someone's feelings)) · is særa (hurt or injure) · ko 해치다 (hurt or injure) · pl zranić (hurt or injure) · pt ferir (hurt or injure) · es herir (hurt or injure) · ang bennian (hurt or injure) · ro răni (hurt or injure) · es zaherir (hurt (someone's feelings)) · uk зра́нити (hurt or injure) · cs zraňovat (hurt or injure) · oc ferir (hurt or injure) · hy վիրավորել (hurt or injure) · sw vimbe (hurt (someone's feelings)) · mk рани (hurt or injure) · he פָּגַע (hurt or injure) · ota یارهلامق (hurt or injure) · da såre (hurt or injure) · be ра́ніць (hurt or injure) · ro vătăma (hurt or injure) · cy briwo (hurt or injure) · rup lãvuescu (hurt or injure) · cs ranit (hurt (someone's feelings)) · mk повредува (hurt or injure) · sv skada (hurt or injure) · fi haavoittaa (hurt or injure) · el πληγώνω (hurt (someone's feelings)) · gl magoar (hurt or injure) · uz yarador qilmoq (hurt or injure) · ru ра́нить (hurt or injure) · cim buntan (hurt or injure) · sk zraňovať (hurt or injure) · no skade (hurt or injure) · ja 怪我させる (hurt or injure) · sc firiri (hurt or injure) · id melukai (hurt or injure) · fr offenser (hurt (someone's feelings)) · gd leòn (hurt or injure) · el τραυματίζω (hurt or injure) · el τραυματίζω (hurt (someone's feelings)) · ko 상처를 입히다 (hurt or injure) · mk навре́дува (hurt (someone's feelings)) · dsb raniś (hurt or injure) · ga goin (hurt or injure) · ar جَرَحَ (hurt or injure) · el λαβώνω (hurt or injure) · el πληγώνω (hurt or injure) · hsb ranić (hurt or injure) · bg раня́ (hurt or injure) · sv såra (hurt (someone's feelings)) · fur ferî (hurt or injure) · gd ciùrr (hurt (someone's feelings)) · bg оскърбявам (hurt (someone's feelings)) · de verwunden (hurt or injure) · tr yaralamak (hurt or injure) · is meiða (hurt or injure) · sk zraniť (hurt or injure) · lb verletzen (hurt or injure) · ca ferir (hurt (someone's feelings)) · de verletzen (hurt (someone's feelings)) · ru пора́нить (hurt or injure) · ca ferir (hurt or injure) · lb verwonnen (hurt or injure) · gl ferir (hurt (someone's feelings)) · uk ра́нити (hurt or injure) · chr ᎠᏐᏅᏍᎦ (hurt or injure) · es bazofiar (hurt or injure) · es herir (hurt (someone's feelings)) · grc ἑλκόω (hurt or injure) · de verletzen (hurt or injure) · gl vulnerar (hurt or injure) · no såre (hurt (someone's feelings)) · ga leon (hurt or injure) · sa हिनस्ति (hurt or injure) · pt lesar (hurt or injure) · mi whakakino (hurt or injure) · gd ciùrr (hurt or injure) · it offendere (hurt (someone's feelings)) · cs zranit (hurt or injure) · te గాయపరచు (hurt or injure) · uk пора́нити (hurt or injure) · nl verwonden (hurt or injure) · be пара́ніць (hurt or injure) · gd leòn (hurt (someone's feelings)) · grc τιτρώσκω (hurt or injure) · eo vundi (hurt or injure) · cmn 傷害 /伤害 (hurt or injure) · cmn 擊傷 /击伤 (hurt or injure) · cy clwyfo (hurt or injure) · ang ġebennian (hurt or injure) · es lesionar (hurt or injure) · fa مجروح کردن (hurt or injure) · id melukai (hurt (someone's feelings)) · is særa (hurt (someone's feelings)) · rup arãnescu (hurt or injure) · vo vunön (hurt or injure) · sk poraniť (hurt or injure) · da skade (hurt or injure) · sv såra (hurt or injure) · sh ра̏нити (hurt or injure) · da såre (hurt (someone's feelings)) · ja 傷付ける (hurt or injure) · pt machucar (hurt or injure) · pt magoar (hurt (someone's feelings)) · fr blesser (hurt (someone's feelings)) · it ferire (hurt or injure) · nl kwetsen (hurt or injure) · ang wundian (hurt or injure) · cmn 致傷 /致伤 (hurt or injure) · ga loit (hurt or injure) · nl kwetsen (hurt (someone's feelings)) · ja 傷付ける (hurt (someone's feelings)) · bg раня́вам (hurt or injure) · sk raniť (hurt or injure) · izh verestää (hurt or injure) · rup pliguescu (hurt or injure) · bg обиждам (hurt (someone's feelings)) · mk повре́дува (hurt (someone's feelings)) · it ferire (hurt (someone's feelings)) · fr blesser (hurt or injure) · sw vimbe (hurt or injure) · mk повреди (hurt or injure) · sh rȁniti (hurt or injure) · gl chagar (hurt or injure) · cs poranit (hurt or injure) · fi loukata (hurt (someone's feelings)) · gl ferir (hurt or injure) · grc τραυματίζω (hurt or injure) · sl raniti (hurt or injure) · pl urazić (hurt (someone's feelings))

wound en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [ˈwæʊ̯nd] Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
  • [ˈwʊnd] (Northumbria)
  • /wawnd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˈwʊnd/ (Northumbria)
  • [ˈwaːnd] Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
  • /ˈwaːnd/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
  • /ˈwaʊ̯nd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwæʊ̯nd/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈwaʊ̯nd] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

See wind (Etymology 2)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of wind
    form of wind
    • “[…] Captain Markam had been found lying half-insensible, gagged and bound, on the floor of the sitting-room, his hands and feet tightly pinioned, and a woollen comforter wound closely round his mouth and neck ; whilst Mrs. Markham's jewel-case, containing valuable jewellery and the secret plans of Port Arthur, had disappeared.[…]” 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Fate of the Artemis”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:

Deriveds

round-wound · wound-up · drum-wound · wound rotor · flat-wound · series-wound