wounding

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I - noun

the act of inflicting a wound
• Syn:
wound
• Derivationally related forms:
wound, wound (for: wound)
• Hypernyms:
damage, harm, hurt, scathe

II - adjective

causing physical or especially psychological injury
- a stabbing remark
- wounding and false charges of disloyalty
• Syn:
stabbing
• Similar to:
harmful