salt in the wound

noun

Something that increases someone's pain.

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Meanings

nounsalt in the wound (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableSomething that increases someone's pain.
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APA

salt in the wound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20in%20the%20wound

MLA

“salt in the wound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20in%20the%20wound. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salt in the wound,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20in%20the%20wound.

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