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fatally wounded vs severely injured

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Fatally wounded' is used to describe a situation where someone is injured so severely that it results in death, while 'severely injured' is used to describe a serious injury that may or may not be life-threatening.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 768 views

fatally wounded

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a situation where someone is injured so severely that it results in death.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where the injury is so severe that it leads to death. It is important to note that the person does not survive the injury.

Examples:

The soldier was fatally wounded in the battle and did not survive.
The victim was fatally wounded in the shooting incident.
The driver was fatally wounded in the car crash.

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When St Clare left Major Murray fatally wounded, Rawlings at least ended his suffering.
In his latest robbery attempt, the man was fatally wounded.
Well, I suppose you could say she'd been fatally wounded.
In any event, it seems to me, Mr President, that if we cut off subsidies and if the unfair Korean competition continues, the European shipbuilding industry will be fatally wounded.

Alternatives:

mortally wounded
fatally injured
fatally hurt
fatally wounded
fatally harmed

severely injured

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a serious injury that may or may not be life-threatening.

This phrase is used to describe a serious injury that is not necessarily fatal. It can refer to injuries that are very serious but do not result in death.

Examples:

The patient was severely injured in the accident.
The athlete was severely injured during the game.
The worker was severely injured in the industrial accident.

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Agent Hanna, you were severely injured.
He was severely injured in the same convoy attack in Fallujah.
We've got severely injured people on that bus.
We got people out there, severely injured or maybe even dead.
You know, he's left people severely injured.
Many are severely injured and it is likely that there will be an outbreak of disease due to lack of food and clean water.
Your husband only knows that we tried to apprehend the kidnapper and that in the process the man was severely injured.
The continuing medical siege of the camp has already led to the death of two of the people who were severely injured during the massacre of 8 April.
The girl who has come to see you got severely injured.
Three marines were killed, several others were severely injured.
Devon, you could've severely injured your spinal cord, and that could mean permanent paralysis.
She was severely injured and treated at Starbase 24.
As you can see, I have a severely injured foot.
You were lucky you weren't more severely injured.
Three people were severely injured today... ...when somebody put baby diarrhea on a Mexican pizza.
You were lucky you weren't more severely injured.
They have murdered an innocent man and severely injured his colleague.
Sophomore year he severely injured his left knee and he never played again
Devon, you could've severely injured your spinal cord, and that could mean permanent paralysis.
A brave man at the scene... saved several lives... but got severely injured and brain-dead... in a devastating tragedy...

Alternatives:

seriously injured
critically injured
gravely injured
badly injured
severely hurt

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