1. causing physical injury or harm
2. causing emotional pain or distress

1. the act of inflicting a wound or injury

Examples

• The wounding blow left him unable to continue fighting.
• Her wounding words stayed with him for years.
• The soldier survived the wounding but required surgery.
• His wounding remarks about her appearance were unnecessary.
• The wounding of civilians in the conflict was condemned.
• She couldn’t forget his wounding criticism of her work.
• The wounding attack left several people hospitalized.