Wounding

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wound \Wound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Wounding}.] [AS. wundian. [root]140. See {Wound}, n.]
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     1. To hurt by violence; to produce a breach, or separation of
        parts, in, as by a cut, stab, blow, or the like.
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              The archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the
              archers.                              --1 Sam. xxxi.
                                                    3.
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     2. To hurt the feelings of; to pain by disrespect,
        ingratitude, or the like; to cause injury to.
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              When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their
              weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. --1 Cor.
                                                    viii. 12.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wounding
       adj : causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a
             stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic
             than losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of
             disloyalty" [syn: {stabbing}, {traumatic}]
       n : the act of inflicting a wound [syn: {wound}]