WOUNDING Synonyms
There are 28 hypernyms of the word wounding. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for WOUNDING
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damaging | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury • designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions | ||||||||
detrimental | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury | ||||||||
distressing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety • bad; unfortunate | ||||||||
harmful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • causing or capable of causing harm | ||||||||
hurtful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing hurt • harmful to living things | ||||||||
injurious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • harmful to living things | ||||||||
offensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • for the purpose of attack rather than defense • causing anger or annoyance • morally offensive • unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses noun • the action of attacking an enemy adjective satellite • violating or tending to violate or offend against • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
painful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • causing physical or psychological pain adjective satellite • causing misery or pain or distress • exceptionally bad or displeasing • causing physical discomfort | ||||||||
injure | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause injuries or bodily harm to • hurt the feelings of • cause damage or affect negatively | ||||||||
bruise | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration verb • injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of • hurt the feelings of • break up into small pieces for food preparation • damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure | ||||||||
hurt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury • psychological suffering • feelings of mental or physical pain • a damage or loss • the act of damaging something or someone adjective satellite • suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle • damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value verb • be the source of pain • give trouble or pain to • cause emotional anguish or make miserable • cause damage or affect negatively • hurt the feelings of • feel physical pain • be in pain | ||||||||
injury | nounn | |||||||
noun • any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury • an accident that results in physical damage or hurt • a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat • an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage • wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted | ||||||||
lesion | nounn | |||||||
noun • any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part • an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) | ||||||||
offend | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to feel resentment or indignation • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • strike with disgust or revulsion • hurt the feelings of | ||||||||
spite | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty verb • hurt the feelings of | ||||||||
combat injury | nounn | |||||||
noun • a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat |