le blessé
injure
Se dit d’une personne ou d’un animal qui a une douleur ou une coupure à cause d’un accident ou d’un choc.
Definition & meaning
blessé is the masculine singular form of the French adjective and past participle of blesser .
It mainly means:
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Wounded or injured — physically harmed:
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Emotionally hurt or offended:
As a noun, un blessé means an injured or wounded person. The feminine form is blessée .
Grammar & Word origin
Blessé is the past participle of blesser , meaning “to injure,” “to wound,” or “to hurt.” It can function:
- as an adjective: un soldat blessé — a wounded soldier
- in compound past tenses: Il s’est blessé — He injured himself
- as a noun: Les blessés ont été évacués — The wounded were evacuated
Agreement:
- masculine singular: blessé
- feminine singular: blessée
- masculine plural: blessés
- feminine plural: blessées
It is formed from the stem bless- and the past-participle ending -é. It comes from Old French blesser , probably of Germanic origin. Despite its spelling, it does not mean “blessed” in the religious sense; that meaning is usually expressed by béni .
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms
Depending on the context:
- meurtri — bruised, battered, or deeply hurt; often more expressive than blessé
- atteint — affected or struck by an injury or illness; broader and less specific
- touché — hit or affected, physically or emotionally; it can be less serious than blessé
- offensé — offended; specifically concerns emotional or personal insult
- meurtri dans sa fierté — deeply hurt in one’s pride
Antonyms
- indemne — unharmed after an accident or dangerous event
- intact — physically undamaged or untouched
- guéri — healed; the opposite of being injured when recovery is emphasized
- en bonne santé — healthy, rather than injured or ill
For the emotional sense, indifférent or insensible may serve as contextual opposites, meaning “not emotionally affected.”
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Les blessés ont été transportés à l’hôpital.noun
The injured were taken to the hospital.
Un blessé attendait l’ambulance.noun
An injured person was waiting for the ambulance.
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