insult vs wound

insult

noun
  • Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused. 

  • Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality). 

  • Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect. 

verb
  • To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). 

wound

noun
  • An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body. 

  • A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc. 

  • An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken. 

verb
  • To hurt (a person's feelings). 

  • To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin. 

How often have the words insult and wound occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )