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wounding

wound
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [woond; Older Use and Literary wound]
    • /wund; Older Use and Literary waʊnd/
    • /wuːnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [woond; Older Use and Literary wound]
    • /wund; Older Use and Literary waʊnd/

Definitions of wounding word

  • noun wounding an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease. 1
  • noun wounding a similar injury to the tissue of a plant. 1
  • noun wounding an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc. 1
  • verb with object wounding to inflict a wound upon; injure; hurt. 1
  • verb without object wounding to inflict a wound. 1
  • idioms wounding lick one's wounds, to attempt to heal one's injuries or soothe one's hurt feelings after a defeat. 1
See all 8 definitions of wounding

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Origin of wounding

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English wund; cognate with Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds; (v.) Middle English wounden, Old English wundian, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Wounding

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Wounding

wounding popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wounding usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wounding

adjective wounding

  • hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
  • cutting — A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
  • acerbic — sour in taste
  • sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.

noun wounding

  • stabbing — penetrating; piercing: a stabbing pain.
All 5 Synonyms of wounding

Antonyms for wounding

adjective wounding

  • kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
Just one Antonym for wounding

Related words

  • atrocious assault and battery

    an assault involving the actual wounding and maiming of another person.

  • maim

    to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.

  • spill

    to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.

  • traumatism

    any abnormal condition produced by a trauma.
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