noun
Meaning 1
The act of inflicting a wound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wounding
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noun
Meaning 2
An instance of being wounded.
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of wound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
causing physical or especially psychological injury
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a stabbing remark
- wounding and false charges of disloyalty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stabbing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of inflicting a wound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wound
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: damage, harm, hurt, scathe
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: haavoittaminen — act of inflicting a wound
- Galician: vulneración — act of inflicting a wound
- Serbo-Croatian: ranjavanje — act of inflicting a wound
- Serbo-Croatian: ozl(j)eđivanje — act of inflicting a wound
- Finnish: haavoittuminen — instance of being wounded
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