: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2024
Soon afterward, officers begin calling for police to block streets between Galway Drive and Carolinas Medical Center, just south of uptown, so that the wounded officers can be quickly transported there.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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Adjective
Founded in 2004, Freedom Station 1 provides transitional care, post-traumatic stress treatment and suicide prevention to help wounded veterans reenter the civilian community.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 May 2024
Soon afterward, officers begin calling for police to block streets between Galway Drive and Carolinas Medical Center, just south of uptown, so that the wounded officers can be quickly transported there.
—Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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“Wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wounded. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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wounded
1 of 2 plural noun
wound·ed
ˈwün-dəd 
: persons that have been wounded
wounded
2 of 2 adjective
: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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