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Wounded Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

wounded

/ˈwuːndəd/

adjective

wounded

/ˈwuːndəd/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of WOUNDED

:

feeling emotional pain

  • wounded pride

  • a wounded ego

  • healing a wounded nation

the wounded

:

people who have been wounded

  • They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

  • help for the walking wounded [=people who are injured but still able to walk]