I think she feels desperately wounded and unloved.
5.
See to lick your wounds
6.
See to open/reopen old wounds
7. to rub salt into the wound
wound in British English1
(wuːnd)
noun
1.
any break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision
2.
an injury to plant tissue
3.
any injury or slight to the feelings or reputation
verb
4.
to inflict a wound or wounds upon (someone or something)
Derived forms
woundable (ˈwoundable)
adjective
wounder (ˈwounder)
noun
wounding (ˈwounding)
adjective
woundingly (ˈwoundingly)
adverb
woundless (ˈwoundless)
adjective
Word origin
Old English wund; related to Old Frisian wunde, Old High German wunta (German Wunde), Old Norse und, Gothic wunds
wound in British English2
(waʊnd)
verb
the past tense and past participle of wind2
wound in American English1
(wund)
noun
1.
an injury to the body in which the skin or other tissue is broken, cut, pierced, torn, etc.
2.
an injury to a plant caused by cutting, scraping, or other external force
3.
any hurt or injury to the feelings, honor, etc.
verb transitive, verb intransitive
4.
to inflict a wound or wounds (on or upon); hurt; injure
Idioms:
the wounded
Word origin
ME wunde < OE wund, akin to Ger wunde < IE *wen-, var. of base *wā-, to hit, wound > wen1
wound in American English2
(waʊnd)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. pt. & pp. of
wind1
2. pt. & pp. of
wind3
More idioms containing
wound
rub salt into the wound
COBUILD Collocations
wound
self-inflicted wound
Examples of 'wound' in a sentence
wound
The vehement reaction it provoked wounded him deeply.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This presidentelect says he wants to heal the wounds of a divided nation.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have moved on and this will simply reopen wounds that in many respects healed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The dad of one then allegedly opened fire at random - also wounding eight people.
The Sun (2017)
More than 10,000 people have been killed and wounded in this war so far.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I am left wondering: is he more wounded by the past six years than he knows?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was there in September 1944 that he was seriously wounded by shrapnel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Another 65 were wounded, some critically.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This is a chance to heal old wounds.
The Sun (2013)
So it seems to me very unlikely that they would have just soft flesh wounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You need help to heal the wounds from the past.
The Sun (2012)
They said that they feared reopening old wounds and doubted it would provide any useful information.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Twenty six personnel have been killed and dozens wounded.
The Sun (2008)
One comrade was wounded and another needed treatment for shock.
The Sun (2008)
The native people used them as stitches to close human wounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Open wound and salt springs to mind.
The Sun (2006)
The joiner had emergency surgery for chest and liver wounds and cuts to vital arteries.
The Sun (2014)
Some of the things that have been written about her during her career wounded deeply.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was unhurt although six people nearby were wounded.
Geraghty, Tony The Bullet Catchers (1989)
It may have been in the cat for days as the wound was seriously infected.
The Sun (2015)
It is thought to enter the body via a wound.
The Sun (2013)
The youngster suffered multiple wounds to his neck.
The Sun (2010)
Counselling would help heal your old wounds.
The Sun (2012)
She was fatally wounded in a gun battle and her death is being probed.
The Sun (2012)
Old wounds are reopened and cracks begin to appear in the partnerships.
The Sun (2010)
Permanent damage means he has no feeling in his left arm and the skin around the wounds is numb.
The Sun (2016)
The process would begin with a gradual exposure to similar stimuli such as cartoons depicting blood or pictures of slight wounds in a medical book.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Quotations
what wound did ever heal but by degrees?William ShakespeareOthello
In other languages
wound
British English: wound /wuːnd/ NOUN
A wound is a part of your body that you have hurt with something like a knife or a gun.
The wound took a long time to heal.
American English: wound
Arabic: جُرْح
Brazilian Portuguese: ferida
Chinese: 创伤
Croatian: rana
Czech: rána poranění
Danish: sår
Dutch: verwonding
European Spanish: herida
Finnish: haava
French: blessure
German: Wunde
Greek: τραύμα
Italian: ferita
Japanese: 傷
Korean: 상처 부상
Norwegian: sår
Polish: rana
European Portuguese: ferida
Romanian: rană
Russian: рана
Latin American Spanish: herida
Swedish: sår
Thai: บาดแผล
Turkish: yara
Ukrainian: рана
Vietnamese: vết thương
British English: wound /wuːnd/ VERB
If somebody or something wounds you, they hurt you.
Five people were wounded in the incident.
American English: wound
Arabic: يَجْرَحُ
Brazilian Portuguese: ferir
Chinese: 击伤
Croatian: raniti
Czech: zranit
Danish: såre
Dutch: verwonden
European Spanish: herir
Finnish: haavoittaa
French: blesser
German: verletzen
Greek: πληγώνω
Italian: ferire
Japanese: 傷つける
Korean: 상처를 입히다
Norwegian: såre
Polish: zranić
European Portuguese: ferir
Romanian: a răni
Russian: ранить
Latin American Spanish: herir
Swedish: såra
Thai: บาดเจ็บ
Turkish: yaralamak
Ukrainian: ранити
Vietnamese: gây tổn thương
All related terms of 'wound'
enwind
to wind or coil around; encircle
interwind
to wind together ; intertwine
sidewind
to move like a sidewinder
wind
A wind is a current of air that is moving across the earth's surface.
wound up
If someone is wound up , they are very tense and nervous or angry .
exit wound
a wound caused by a missile , esp a bullet , leaving a person's body
flesh wound
A flesh wound is a wound that breaks the skin but does not damage the bones or any of the body's important internal organs .
head wound
a wound to the head
shunt-wound
(of a motor or generator ) having the field and armature circuits connected in parallel
stab wound
A stab wound is a wound that someone has when they have been stabbed with a knife.
bullet wound
a wound made by a bullet
gunshot wound
a wound caused by a bullet from a gun
series-wound
(of a motor or generator ) having the field and armature circuits connected in series
puncture wound
a wound that has been caused by a sharp object that penetrates the skin
wind up
When you wind up an activity, you finish it or stop doing it.
wind down
When you wind down something such as the window of a car , you make it move downwards by turning a handle .
self-inflicted wound
A wound is damage to part of your body, especially a cut or a hole in your flesh , which is caused by a gun , knife , or other weapon .
rub salt into the wound
to make something even worse for someone, for example by reminding them of their failures or faults or by increasing their difficulties
to rub salt into the wound
If someone or something rubs salt into the wound , they make the unpleasant situation that you are in even worse , often by reminding you of your failures or faults .
twist the knife in sb's wound
If you twist the knife in someone's wound , you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
to twist the knife twist the knife in sb's wound/turn the knife in sb's wound
If you twist the knife or if you turn the knife in someone's wound , you do or say something to make an unpleasant situation they are in even more unpleasant.
Chinese translation of 'wound'
wound 1
(waund)
pt, pp
ofwind2
wound 2
(wuːnd)
n(c)
伤(傷)口 (shāngkǒu)
vt
(physically) 使受伤(傷) (shǐ shòushāng)
(emotionally) 伤(傷)害 (shānghài)
to be wounded in the leg/arm etc腿部/手臂等受伤(傷) (tuǐbù/shǒubì děng shòushāng)