Synonyms for wound
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Hurt — to hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin
injure, damage, stab, harm, cut, pain, anguish, irritate, afflict, sting, harrow, do ill, prick, torment, maim, wring, gall, torture, rend, abuse, distress, do for UK
Other
Noun
1. Injury — an injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
- v. 2
To hurt (a person's feelings).
The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.
- n. 1
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
Related words
Example sentences
- pain By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
- damage The explosion did a lot of damage to the building.
- stab Bruno approached Rima to stab her with his knife.
- injure You have to be careful so as not to injure yourself.
- insult An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
- bruise It's just an abrasion and a bruise. Nothing's broken.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1
- 4 letters
- born1, pain1, blow1, harm1, stab1, gall1, slur1, maim1, rend
- 5 letters
- abuse2, spite1, sting1, prick1, wring1
- 6 letters
- damage2, injury3, slight1, trauma2, insult2, offend2, injure2, bruise1, harrow2, lesion2
- 7 letters
- torture2, anguish2, torment2, affront2, afflict2
- 8 letters
- distress2, irritate3
- 10 letters
- laceration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- navrer
- Italiano
- affliggere
- Català
- punyir