an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.

a similar injury to the tissue of a plant.

an injury or hurt to feelings, sensibilities, reputation, etc.

to inflict a wound upon; injure; hurt.

to inflict a wound. ?

lick one's wounds

to attempt to heal one's injuries or soothe one's hurt feelings after a defeat.

verb

aid , cure , heal , help , appease

noun

anguish , bruise , cut , damage , distress , gash , grief , harm , heartbreak , hurt , insult , laceration , lesion , pain , pang , shock , slash , torment , torture , trauma , traumatism , affliction , agony , misery , woe , wretchedness , contusion , injury , scath , sore , traumatization

verb

bruise , carve , clip * , contuse , cut , damage , ding * , gash , harm , hit , hurt , injure , irritate , lacerate , nick , open up , ouch * , pierce , rough up * , scrape , scratch , slash , slice , stick , total * , bother , cut to the quick , distress , disturb , do in * , dump on , get * , grieve , hurt one’s feelings , mortify , offend , outrage , pain , put down * , shake up * , sting , traumatize , trouble , upset , shock , aggrieve , affliction , anguish , break , contusion , disable , injury , laceration , lesion , maim , mutilate , puncture , scarify , scath , stab , trauma , wing