wound

Pronunciation: /ˈwuːnd/

The English word “wound” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.

verb

To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
To hurt (a person's feelings).

Etymology

Noun from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-West Germanic *wundu, from Proto-Germanic *wundō (“wound”), from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to strive, toil, win”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Wuunde (“wound”), Cimbrian bunta (“wound”), Dutch wond, wonde (“wound”), German Wunde (“wonde”), Luxembourgish Wonn (“wound”), Yiddish וווּנד (vund, “wound”), Icelandic und…

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