Synonyms of wound
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Another word for wound is lesion. Other synonyms of wound are injury.
Synonyms and similar words for wound
nounAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
verbTo hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
- damageTo impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
- harmTo damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
- abuseTo injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
- bewoundTo wound all over; cover or afflict with wounds.
- do damage to
- do for UKTo doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
- do illTo harm, to injure.
- do violence toTo gravely harm.
- harrowTo break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate.
- hurtTo cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- injureTo wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
- maulTo savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
- put someone in hospital UKTo injure (someone) to the point that they need serious medical attention.
- scaith ScotlandTo injure; to wound.
- scatheTo harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
- wet slangTo kill or seriously injure.
- afflict
- aggrieve
- agonize
- anguish
- dere British, dialectalTo hurt; harm; injure; wound.
- excruciateTo inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
- irritate
- pangTo cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.
- pine
- rack
- tormentTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.).
- tortureTo intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or...
- wring figurativelyTo cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to...
- annoy archaicTo molest; to harm; to injure.
- damnify obsoleteTo damage physically; to injure.
- forwork archaicTo do wrong to; injure; scathe.
- grieve archaicTo harm.
- mayhem archaicTo violently inflict injury on (someone); to injure, to wound.
- misdo archaicTo do harm to; to injure, mistreat.
- vulnerate archaicTo wound, cause to become vulnerable.
- ache literary, rare
- throe obsolete
verbTo hurt (a person's feelings).
- affront
- burn slang
- carry slang
- cut down
- disrespectTo show a lack of respect to someone or something.
- dis informal
- diss informalTo put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
- give stickTo abuse, insult, or denigrate.
- heckle
- hurt someone's feelingsTo offend or emotionally hurt someone.
- lapidate
- qualifier
- misrespectTo show improper respect to or for; disrespect.
- offend
- send UK, slang
- scandalize
- slag UK, slangTo talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone).
- slag off slangTo talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.
- sledge Australia
- sneap dialectal
- spiteTo fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
- misbid obsolete
- misuse obsolete
- scandal obsoleteTo scandalize; to offend.
Meaning of wound
- noun An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- noun A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
- noun An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
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