wounded
n. uncountablen. people who have been hurt or injured, especially during a war or a large accident. You usually use this word when talking about a group of people rather than just one person.
n. a collective group of people who have suffered physical injury, typically in the context of warfare or a major emergency. Functions as a collective noun when preceded by the definite article.
The doctors worked quickly to help the wounded.
After the earthquake, the local school was turned into a temporary hospital to treat the wounded.
International law mandates that the wounded must be treated with humanity and care, regardless of which side of the conflict they represent.
Used as a collective noun with 'the' to refer to a group of injured people; it takes a plural verb.
Many woundeds were in the hospital.Many of the wounded were in the hospital.When used as a noun, 'wounded' is a collective term and does not take a plural 's'.