The difference between Damaged and Wounded

When used as adjectives, damaged means suffered a damage, whereas wounded means suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.


Wounded is also noun with the meaning: people who are maimed or have wounds.

check bellow for the other definitions of Damaged and Wounded

  1. Damaged as a verb:

  1. Damaged as an adjective:

    Suffered a damage.

  1. Wounded as a verb:

  1. Wounded as an adjective:

    Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.

    Examples:

    "A wounded soldier."

  2. Wounded as an adjective (figuratively):

    Suffering from an emotional injury.

    Examples:

    "My wounded pride never recovered from her rejection."

  3. Wounded as an adjective (physics):

    Of a particle: having undergone an inelastic collision.

    Examples:

    "a wounded nucleon"

  1. Wounded as a noun:

    People who are maimed or have wounds.

    Examples:

    "The wounded lay on stretchers waiting for surgery."