wound vs invalid

invalid vs wound

wound and invalid both are nouns.

wound and invalid both are adjectives.

wound and invalid both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wound	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
invalid	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, invalid is a hyponym of wound; that is, invalid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wound:

wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
invalid: injure permanently

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, harm, run down, run over, break, fracture, hit, pip, shoot, knife, stab, scrape, skin, bruise, contuse, graze.

wound (noun)	invalid (noun)
the act of inflicting a wound	someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
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)	invalid (adjective)
put in a coil	having no cogency or legal force
	no longer valid

wound (verb)	invalid (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to	injure permanently
hurt the feelings of	force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

Difference between wound and invalid

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