wound
adjective
- 1
put in a coil
noun
- 1
the act of inflicting a wound
- 2
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
- 3
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound
deep in her breast lives the silent wound
- 4
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
verb
- 1
cause injuries or bodily harm to
- 2
hurt the feelings of
She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
This remark really bruised my ego
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