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Wound Definition, Examples & Common Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：a cut or injury (wound)

wound 🔊

/wuːnd/

n./v.

A break in the skin or flesh, usually caused by a cut, stab, or gunshot.

Wound on arm being cleaned with cotton ball and bandages nearby

a cut or injury 🔊

➕

/ə kʌt ɔːr ˈɪndʒəri/

n./v.

A physical break in the skin or flesh, usually caused by an accident or attack.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'wund', related to German 'Wunde', meaning a break in skin or flesh.

💡 Mnemonic

Wound sounds like 'woe + und' — woe is the pain, und (German for 'and') is the injury.

📖 Example

She carefully cleaned the wound on her knee after falling off her bike. 🔊 She carefully cleaned the injury on her knee after falling off her bike.

🔗 Collocations

open wound – An untreated wound that is still exposed

knife wound – An injury caused by a knife

wound healing – The process of recovering from an injury

🔄 Synonyms

cut (n.) – An opening in the skin made by a sharp object

injury (n.) – Any physical damage to the body

lesion (n.) – A damaged area of tissue, often used in medical contexts

🚫 Antonyms

healing (n.) – The process of becoming healthy again

closure (n.) – The act of closing a wound or the state of being healed

🌱 Derivatives

wounded (adj.) – Having a wound; injured

wounding (adj.) – Causing injury or hurt

woundless (adj.) – Without wounds; unharmed

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Proto-Germanic *wundō, cognate with Latin 'vulnus'. In medieval English, it evolved to also mean emotional hurt.

Meaning 2：to injure physically or emotionally (wound)

wound 🔊

/wuːnd/

n./v.

To cause a physical injury by cutting or breaking the skin, or to hurt someone's feelings deeply.

Person holding injured ankle after soccer accident in park

to injure physically or emotionally 🔊

➕

/tuː ˈɪndʒər ˈfɪzɪkəli ɔːr ɪˈmoʊʃənəli/

n./v.

To cause a physical injury by breaking the skin, or to hurt someone's feelings deeply.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The sharp piece of metal wounded his hand during the repair work. 🔊 The sharp piece of metal injured his hand during the repair work.

🔗 Collocations

wound someone's feelings – To hurt someone emotionally

deeply wounded – Very seriously hurt, either physically or emotionally

wound oneself – To injure oneself accidentally

🔄 Synonyms

hurt (v.) – To cause pain or injury

injure (v.) – To harm or damage physically

damage (v.) – To cause harm to something, often used metaphorically

🚫 Antonyms

heal (v.) – To make healthy again

comfort (v.) – To soothe or console someone emotionally

🌱 Derivatives

wounded (adj.) – Injured, either physically or emotionally

wounding (adj.) – Hurting someone's feelings deeply