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- Dictionarywounding/ˈwuːndɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing physical injury: "crossbows and deadly wounding darts"
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to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin: Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck. The police chief was badly wounded in the explosion. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically. hurt I hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
1. a. : an injury to the body (as from violence, accident, or surgery) that typically involves laceration or breaking of a membrane (such as the skin) and usually damage to underlying tissues. b. : a cut or breach in a plant usually due to an external agent. 2. : a mental or emotional hurt or blow. 3.
1. An injury to an organism, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken. 2. An injury to the feelings. v. wound·ed, wound·ing, wounds. v.tr. To inflict wounds or a wound on. v.intr. To inflict wounds or a wound: harsh criticism that wounds.
a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon: a gunshot wound. a chest / leg wound. a flesh wound (= one that is not deep) He died from multiple stab wounds to the neck and upper body. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. damage to the body. injury He was treated for minor injuries.
to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin: Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck. The police chief was badly wounded in the explosion. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically. hurt I hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
noun. the act of inflicting a wound. synonyms: wound. see more. adjective. causing physical or especially psychological injury. “ wounding and false charges of disloyalty”. synonyms: stabbing. harmful.
Definition of wounding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
