Need another word that means the same as “wound”? Find 39 synonyms and 30 related words for “wound” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Wound” are: combat injury, injury, lesion, wounding, cut, gash, laceration, tear, rent, puncture, slash, insult, blow, slight, offence, affront, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, damage, harm, maim, mutilate, disable, incapacitate, scar, hurt the feelings of, give offence to, distress, disturb, upset, make miserable, trouble, discomfort
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wound” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| affront | An action or remark that causes outrage or offence. He took his son s desertion as a personal affront. |
| blow | An act of blowing an instrument. Give your nose a good blow. |
| combat injury | An engagement fought between two military forces. |
| cut | A piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass. The elegant cut of his dinner jacket. |
| injury | A casualty to military personnel resulting from combat. All escaped without serious injury. |
| insult | A rude expression intended to offend or hurt. He saw the book as a deliberate insult to the Church. |
| laceration | A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh. His death was due to multiple skull fractures with laceration of the brain. |
| lesion | Any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part. |
| offence | The action of attacking someone or something. I didn t intend to give offence. |
| puncture | Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object. She was on her way home when she had a puncture. |
| rent | An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. I cannot even afford to pay the rent on this flat. |
| slash | An act of urinating. Sentence breaks are highlighted by slashes. |
| slight | An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention. An unintended slight can create grudges. |
| tear | The act of tearing. His story brought tears to her eyes. |
| wounding | The act of inflicting a wound. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wound” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| affront | Treat, mention, or speak to rudely. She was affronted by his familiarity. |
| bruise | Inflict a bruise or bruises on a part of the body. Add the beans tomatoes and lime wedges and roughly bruise with the pestle. |
| damage | Suffer or be susceptible to damage. The scandal could seriously damage his career. |
| disable | Make unable to perform a certain action. He was disabled in a car accident. |
| discomfort | Make (someone) physically uncomfortable; cause slight pain to. I am often discomforted at night by pain in the knee joint. |
| distress | Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. The manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed. |
| disturb | Change the arrangement or position of. I am disturbed by the document I have just read. |
| give offence to | Submit for consideration, judgment, or use. |
| harm | Cause or do harm to. These pills won t harm your system. |
| hurt | Hurt the feelings of. He was hurting badly but he smiled through his tears. |
| hurt the feelings of | Hurt the feelings of. |
| incapacitate | Make unable to perform a certain action. He was incapacitated by a heart attack. |
| injure | Hurt the feelings of. A libel calculated to injure the company s reputation. |
| insult | Treat, mention, or speak to rudely. You re insulting the woman I love. |
| maim | Injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation. People were maimed by the explosion. |
| make miserable | Give certain properties to something. |
| mutilate | Inflict serious damage on. Mutilated bodies. |
| offend | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises. A small hard core of young criminals who offend again and again. |
| scar | Mark with a scar or scars. Such lung scarring is associated with cigarette smoking. |
| slight | Raze or destroy (a fortification. A Council determined whether the Fort should be kept or slighted. |
| spite | Deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone. He put the house up for sale to spite his family. |
| trouble | Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. She was too concerned with her own feelings to trouble about Clare s. |
| upset | Defeat suddenly and unexpectedly. The motion of the boat would upset his stomach. |
| abrasion | Erosion by friction. The metal is resistant to abrasion. |
| bandage | Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose. Bandage an incision. |
| bleed | An instance of bleeding. The bleeding has stopped now. |
| bruise | Inflict a bruise or bruises on a part of the body. Potatoes bruise easily so treat them with care. |
| concussion | Any violent blow. He was carried off the pitch with concussion. |
| contusion | The action of bruising. The bruise resulted from a contusion. |
| disinfect | Destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing. Disinfect a wound. |
| fester | (of food or rubbish) become rotten and offensive to the senses. Her wounds are festering. |
| hamstring | Cripple a person or animal by cutting their hamstrings. He pulled a hamstring. |
| healing | The natural process by which the body repairs itself. Her gentle healing hand. |
| hemophilia | Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son. |
| hurt | Hurt the feelings of. He was hurting badly but he smiled through his tears. |
| impair | Make imperfect. His vision was impaired. |
| injure | Cause damage or affect negatively. He injured his back helping the girl. |
| injured | Emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed. Injured feelings. |
| injurious | Harmful to living things. Food which is injurious to health. |
| injury | An instance of being injured. All escaped without serious injury. |
| lacerate | Having edges that are jagged from injury. Lacerate leaves. |
| mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something especially on a person s body. Violence marred a number of New Year celebrations. |
| maul | Take part in a maul. The team were mauled 4 0 by Manchester City. |
| ointment | A smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic. Scented ointments for the skin. |
| orthopedic | Of or relating to orthopedics. Orthopedic shoes. |
| salve | Apply a salve to usually for the purpose of healing. Charity salves our conscience. |
| scar | Mark with a scar or scars. His arm will not scar. |
| sore | Hurting. All of us had sores and infections on our hands. |
| splint | Support with a splint. He lit the fire with a burning splint. |
| stab | A wound made by stabbing. She had a deep stab in the back. |
| sterilize | Deprive (a person or animal) of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs. A Scandinavian lake has been sterilized by rain made acid. |
| twinge | Feel a sudden sharp, local pain. Twinges of conscience. |
| vitiate | Take away the legal force of or render ineffective. The insurance is vitiated because of foolish acts on the part of the tenant. |
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