blessée

Blessée is the feminine form of the French adjective blessé and of the past participle of the verb blesser. It is used to describe someone who has been wounded or injured, whether physically or emotionally, and can also function as a noun referring to a person who has sustained injuries, typically a woman.

As an adjective, blessée agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (une blessée, des blessées; un blessé, des blessés). In medical, legal, or journalistic contexts, it commonly appears in phrases such as “La blessée grave a été transportée à l’hôpital” or in the plural “les blessés et blessées.” As a noun, blessée denotes a female who has been injured; the masculine equivalent is blessé.

Etymology traces blessée to the verb blesser, from Old French and ultimately related to Latin vulnerare, meaning to wound. The term is closely linked to the noun blessure (an injury) and to other forms such as blessé, blessée, and blessures describing different severities or types of harm.

In usage, blessée can also appear in figurative expressions describing emotional harm, for example in contexts referring to injury to feelings or pride. The word forms part of a broader vocabulary around injury and healing, including blessure, blessé, and healing-related terms.