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1. Causing physical or especially psychological injury
   "wounding and false charges of disloyalty";
   - stabbing

1. The act of inflicting a wound
   - wound

1. Cause injuries or bodily harm to
   - injure
    
2. Cause (somebody) emotional pain or offence
   - hurt, injure, bruise, offend, spite

Derived forms: woundings

See also: harmful

Type of: arouse, damage, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, harm, hurt, kindle, provoke, raise, scathe [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Wounding