wound

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
  2. noun a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
  3. noun a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); ; ; --Robert Frost

Etymology

Noun from Middle English wund, from Old English wund, from Proto-Germanic *wundō. Verb from Middle English wunden, from Old English wundian, from Proto-Germanic *wundōną.

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