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Meanings of wounded feelings in English

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Usage of wounded feelings in English
1
Milo was stung and made no effort to disguise his wounded feelings.
Catch-22
2
Rank, dignity, wounded feelings, is nothing to him in comparison with friendship.
Complete Short Works of George Meredith
3
In the morning, I have no time or energy to nurse wounded feelings.
Mockingjay
4
Had not Reine simply followed the impulse of her wounded feelings?
A Woodland Queen ('Reine des Bois') — Volume 3
5
He knew that he could not afford wounded feelings; could not get on without her.
Beyond
6
The voice of the young man trembled, and his whole manner betrayed his wounded feelings.
The Knight of the Golden Melice: A Historical Romance
7
So he hastened to soothe Mr. Crow's wounded feelings.
The Tale of Major Monkey
8
His wounded feelings were his problem, not hers.
Revelation
9
The entire fixture list is a tangle of sensitive personal histories, long-cherished grudges and wounded feelings.
The Irish Times
10
It was really to soothe Tochatti's wounded feelings that I had to banish the poor child.
Afterwards
11
I commanded my wounded feelings, and replied:
The Privateersman
12
Frank soothed the wounded feelings of the old clerk, and explained that by stuffy he meant interesting.
A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
13
She therefore rose superior to wounded feelings.
The Far Horizon
14
Nothing else can soothe my wounded feelings.
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1
15
Being undeceived, he departed in great wrath and barked all the way downstairs, to ease his wounded feelings.
Little Men: Life at Plumfield With Jo's Boys
16
Disraeli offered to find him a seat in Parliament, perhaps as a sort of balm for wounded feelings.
The Romance of a Pro-Consul / Being the Personal Life and Memoir...
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