wound
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
Other meanings
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
“It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.”
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "wund".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wound” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.