Wound vs Bless - What's the difference?
wound | bless |
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
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* Shakespeare
* 1883:
(figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, etc.
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
To hurt (a person's feelings).
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, chapter=1 To make something blessed; to confer blessing upon.
To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (oneself).
To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
* Bible, Ps. ciii. 1
To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
* Bible, Jer. iv. 3
(obsolete) To wave; to brandish.
* Spenser
* Fairfax
To turn (a reference) into an object.
(archaic) To secure, defend, or preserve from .
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(UK, informal)
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As nouns the difference between wound and bless
is that wound is an injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body while bless is injury, wound.As a verb wound
is to hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin or wound can be (wind).wound
English
Etymology 1
Noun from (etyl) wund, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- The visitors were without Wayne Rooney after he suffered a head wound in training, which also keeps him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.
- Showers of blood / Rained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen.
- I went below, and did what I could for my wound ; it pained me a good deal, and still bled freely; but it was neither deep nor dangerous, nor did it greatly gall me when I used my arm.
- It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult.
Synonyms
* (injury) injury, lesion * (sense, something that offends a person's feelings) slight, slur, insult * See alsoDerived terms
* dirty wound * entry wound * exit wound * flesh wound * rub salt in the wound * suck one's wounds * time heals all woundsVerb
(en verb)- The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued.
- The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival.
Synonyms
* (injure) hurt, injure * offendEtymology 2
See (Etymology 2)Verb
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bless
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) blessen, from (etyl) . More at bleed.Verb
- (Holinshed)
- Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
- The nations shall bless themselves in him.
- And burning blades about their heads do bless .
- Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest .
- Bless' me ' from marrying a usurer.
- to bless' the doors ' from nightly harm
Antonyms
* curse * condemn * unblessEtymology 2
An ellipsis for an expression such as .Interjection
(en interjection)- Ah bless ! You must be the welcoming committee for anyone who dares express ignorance.
- oh bless . *hug* that is not true. nobody here bears a grudge against 13 year old dear or against you.
- Aw bless ... have white chocolate fudge muffin....a new batch.... made them last night after Nigella....