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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Wounded VS Injuired

Could you please if both of them have the same meaning?
  

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'Wounded' refers, strictly, to injury from a weapon.

  • 'Wounded' refers, strictly, to injury from a weapon.
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'Wounded' refers, strictly, to injury from a weapon.
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Thank you sir for your swift reply but what about injured?
Can I say "My friend is injured while he was opening a food can"?

Can I say " My coworker can't attend to his job today because he is injured"?

Can I say " My coworker can't attend to his job today because he is wounded"?

Can I say "My friend left the football match because he is wounded during the match"?
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'Wounded' is wrong in those.
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Thank you for your reply again and again.
Can you give 2 examples of "wounded" please?
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Please read my first post and try yourself. I will check your effort.
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At the end of the world war II there were around 1000 died and 5000 wounded.
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Yes, that's good! (I mean the vocabulary, not the fact.). But 'dead' not 'died'.
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I agree with what Mr M has said about the verbs.

With the nouns it's slightly different, in BrE at least. An injury is any form of damage to part of a person's body. A wound is an injury or damage to the skin or flesh.

So, if you, for example, cut or burn yourself, you are not wounded, but your wounds will be need attention.

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