[Vocabulary] severely wounded / seriously injured

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Does this two expressions mean the same?
'severely wounded' and 'seriously injured'
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phorntita said:
Do these two expressions mean the same?
'severely wounded' and 'seriously injured'
Thankyou
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No, "severely" is worse than "seriously".

'wound' and 'injury' are not (exactly) the same, but one is not necessarily worse than the other.

 
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2006 said:
No, "severely" is worse than "seriously".

'wound' and 'injury' are not (exactly) the same, but one is not necessarily worse than the other.
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