🇬🇧 Wound meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To wound someone (feelings, not body) means to say or do something that makes them feel sad, hurt, or upset inside. It’s like giving their heart a tiny bruise with unkind words or actions, even if you didn’t mean to.

I wounded my little brother by saying his cardboard castle looked more like a cardboard parking garage.

I wounded my friend by saying his “cool” jacket looked like it escaped from a picnic blanket factory.

When I told my uncle his dancing could scare away mosquitoes, it deeply wounded his inner disco star.

My sister was wounded when I said her secret crush probably loves pizza more than her.

My friend was wounded when I said his haircut looked like it lost a fight with a lawnmower.

At lunch the group's jokes wound her. Small jabs wound her pride; even a quiet question wound her. She pushed her plate away and left. The empty seat wound them — silence showed how they wound her. One friend rose, said sorry, and offered a hand; she looked back, took it, and sat down.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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