wounding
noun B2- The act of inflicting a wound.
- An instance of being wounded.
Plural woundings
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His sense of her inferiority, of its being a degradation, of the family obstacles which judgment had always opposed to inclination, were dwelt on with a warmth which seemed due to the consequence he was wounding, but was very unlikely to recommend his suit.
Darcy, I am a very selfish creature, and for the sake of giving relief to my own feelings care not how much I may be wounding yours.
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