Wound vs. Hurt

An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.

(figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.

Example: ‘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.

(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

Example: ‘The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.’;

(transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).

Example: ‘The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.’;

simple past tense and past participle of wind

imp. & p. p. of Wind to twist, and Wind to sound by blowing.

A hurt or injury caused by violence; specifically, a breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or in the substance of any creature or living thing; a cut, stab, rent, or the like.

Example: ‘Showers of bloodRained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen.’;

Fig.: An injury, hurt, damage, detriment, or the like, to feeling, faculty, reputation, etc.

An injury to the person by which the skin is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the body, involving some solution of continuity.

To hurt by violence; to produce a breach, or separation of parts, in, as by a cut, stab, blow, or the like.

Example: ‘The archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.’;

To hurt the feelings of; to pain by disrespect, ingratitude, or the like; to cause injury to.

Example: ‘When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.’;

any break in the skin or an organ caused by violence or surgical incision

a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride);

Example: ‘he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound’; ‘deep in her breast lives the silent wound’; ‘The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it’;

the act of inflicting a wound

cause injuries or bodily harm to

hurt the feelings of;

Example: ‘She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests’; ‘This remark really bruised me ego’;

put in a coil

A wound is a type of injury which happens relatively quickly in which skin is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound). In pathology, it specifically refers to a sharp injury which damages the epidermis of the skin.

(intransitive) To be painful.

Example: ‘Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better.’;

(transitive) To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.

Example: ‘If anybody hurts my little brother I will get upset.’;

(transitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

(transitive) To undermine, impede, or damage.

Example: ‘This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further.’;

Wounded, physically injured.

Pained.

An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.

(archaic) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.

(archaic) injury; damage; detriment; harm

(heraldry) A roundel azure (blue circular spot).

(engineering) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

A husk.

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully.

Example: ‘The hurt lion groans within his den.’;

To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm.

Example: ‘Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt.’;

To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

psychological suffering;

Example: ‘the death of his wife caused him great distress’;

feelings of mental or physical pain

a damage or loss

the act of damaging something or someone

be the source of pain

give trouble or pain to;

Example: ‘This exercise will hurt your back’;

cause emotional anguish or make miserable;

Example: ‘It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school’;

cause damage or affect negatively;

Example: ‘Our business was hurt by the new competition’;

hurt the feelings of;

Example: ‘She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests’; ‘This remark really bruised me ego’;

feel physical pain;

Example: ‘Were you hurting after the accident?’;

feel pain or be in pain

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle;

Example: ‘nursing his wounded arm’; ‘ambulances...for the hurt men and women’;

used of inanimate objects or their value

cause pain or injury to

Example: ‘does acupuncture hurt?’; ‘Ow! You're hurting me!’;

(of a part of the body) suffer pain

Example: ‘my back hurts’;

cause distress to

Example: ‘she didn't want to hurt his feelings’;

(of a person) feel distress

Example: ‘he was hurting badly, but he smiled through his tears’;

be detrimental to

Example: ‘high interest rates are hurting the local economy’;

have a pressing need for

Example: ‘Frank wasn't hurting for money’;

physically injured

Example: ‘dogs and cats with hurt paws’; ‘he complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight’;

distressed or offended by another person's behaviour

Example: ‘‘You know I care,’ he said, in a hurt voice’; ‘I felt so hurt and alone’;

physical injury; harm

Example: ‘rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt’;

emotional pain or distress

Example: ‘her eyes reflected her unhappiness and hurt’; ‘it's time to forgive past hurts and open your heart’;