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wound vs bruise

bruise vs wound

wound and bruise both are nouns.

wound is an adjective but bruise is not an adjective.

wound and bruise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wound Yes Yes Yes No
bruise Yes No Yes No
As verbs, bruise is a hyponym of wound; that is, bruise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:
  • wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
  • bruise: injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
Other hyponyms of wound include trample, concuss, calk, excruciate, torment, torture, overstretch, pull, shock, traumatise, traumatize, maim, rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick, subluxate, disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, contuse, graze.
As verbs, wound and bruise are synonyms defined as:
  • wound and bruise: hurt the feelings of
Other synonyms of wound include hurt, injure, offend, spite.
wound (noun) bruise (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
wound (adjective) bruise (adjective)
put in a coil
wound (verb) bruise (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
hurt the feelings of break up into small pieces for food preparation
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of
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