wound noun [C] (INJURY)
a gunshot wound
- injuryHe was treated for minor injuries.
- woundMost of the casualties had gunshot wounds.
- cutHe walked away from the car crash with only cuts and bruises.
- gashHe was bleeding profusely from a deep gash in his leg.
- scratchShe had little scratches all over her arms.
- lacerationA doctor's report said the laceration had cut the jugular vein.
wound noun [C] (UPSET)
wound verb [T usually passive] (INJURE)
- hurtI hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
- injureThe bomb killed ten people and injured many more.
- woundHe was wounded so badly in the attack that doctors said he might never walk again.
- maimThe atrocities have killed or maimed thousands of people.
- tortureThe guards were accused of torturing prisoners.
- stabHe was fatally stabbed with a kitchen knife.
wound verb [T usually passive] (UPSET)
- hurtI'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you.
- hurt someone’s feelingsDon't say anything - you'll hurt her feelings.
- upsetI'm sorry the news upset you.
- woundHe had wounded her pride more than she would ever have admitted.
- painIt pains me to admit it, but there's nothing I can do to change the situation.
- grieveIt grieved him that he had been the cause of all the bitterness.
- aback
- amiss
- appal
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bite
- gnaw
- haunt
- heart-sinking
- heartbreaker
- heartbreakingly
- mess
- nerve
- self-lacerating
- self-laceration
- sensitivity
- shake someone out of something phrasal verb
- shake someone up phrasal verb
- shake/rock something to its foundations idiom
- tear
- toxic
