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wounde

wounde is the obsolete form of wound.

Meaning of wound

Noun

wound (plural wounds)

  1. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
    • The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1-0 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    injury, lesion
  2. (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
    • It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
    Synonyms:
    slight, slur, insult
  3. (crime law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

See all 5 meanings of wound

Forms of wounde

pluralwoundes

Questions about wounde

What is wounde the obsolete form of?
Wounde is the obsolete form of wound.

Words near wounde in the dictionary

  1. wound wood
  2. wound-up
  3. woundability
  4. woundable
  5. woundcare
  6. wounde
  7. wounded
  8. Wounded Knee
  9. woundedly
  10. woundedness
  11. woundedst

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