wounded: Meaning and Definition of

wound•ed

Pronunciation: (wn'did), [key]
— adj.
  1. suffering injury or bodily harm, as a laceration or bullet wound: to bandage a wounded hand.
  2. marred; impaired; damaged: a wounded reputation.
—n.
  1. wounded persons collectively (often prec. by the): to treat the wounded.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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