n. 1 damage, hurt, injury, trauma, traumatism; laceration, puncture, cut, gash, slash, lesion, bruise, contusion We dressed and bandaged the wounds of the victims 2 slight, damage, injury, harm, blow, distress, mortification, torment, torture, anguish, pain, insult Hugh takes the slightest criticism as a deep wound to his self-esteem
v. 3 damage, harm, injure, hurt, traumatize; cut, slash, gash, lacerate, slit, stab, shoot, Colloq wing He was wounded in the leg in the war 4 slight, distress, damage, mortify, insult, hurt, pain, grieve, offend, aggrieve, wrong I was terribly wounded by the things she said about me