wound in German

wound in German

What does "wound" mean?

1. noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.
   "The deep wound on his knee needed several stitches."
2. noun A hurt to someone's feelings or reputation.
   "Years later, the unfair review remained a wound to her reputation."
3. verb To injure someone by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
   "He wounded his hand badly when the glass broke."
4. verb To hurt someone's feelings.
   "Her careless joke wounded him more than she realised."

wound in a sentence

• The deep wound on his knee needed several stitches.
• The nurse cleaned the wound before bandaging it.
• Years later, the unfair review remained a wound to her reputation.
• Being left out of the team photo was a small wound for him.

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