The difference between Imbrued and Wounded

When used as adjectives, imbrued means stained with blood, 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 Imbrued and Wounded

  1. Imbrued as a verb:

  1. Imbrued as an adjective (obsolete):

    Stained with blood; wounded, bloody.

  2. Imbrued as an adjective (heraldry):

    Stained with blood.

  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."