wound

English

/wuːnd/, /wyːnd/, /wund/, /waʊnd/, /waʊnd/

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

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wund inherited from Old English wund inherited from Proto-Germanic *wundō (wound, a wound) inherited from Middle English wunden inherited from Old English wundian inherited from Proto-Germanic *wundōną (wound).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wundōną

Gloss

wound

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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