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hurt

/hɝt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Hurt means: be in pain.

Synonyms for hurt48

noun, as in any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

injury, harm, trauma

noun, as in the act of damaging something or someone

damage, harm, scathe

noun, as in psychological suffering

distress, suffering

noun, as in feelings of mental or physical pain

suffering

noun, as in a damage or loss

detriment

verb, as in be in pain

suffer, ache, digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, put up

verb, as in hurt the feelings of

wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite

verb, as in be the source of pain

ache, smart

verb, as in cause emotional anguish or make miserable

pain, anguish

verb, as in cause damage or affect negatively

injure

adjective, as in suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

wounded, injured

adjective, as in damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value

weakened, damaged

also used for hurt

imbrued, banged up, crocked, fucked up, gimped, aching, sore, bruised, achesome, achy, raw, hurty, embarrassment, ignominy, abasement

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What does hurt mean?13

verb

1

be in pain

2

hurt the feelings of“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”

3

be the source of pain

4

cause emotional anguish or make miserable“It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”

5

cause damage or affect negatively“Our business was hurt by the new competition”

6

give trouble or pain to“This exercise will hurt your back”

noun

1

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

2

the act of damaging something or someone

3

psychological suffering“the death of his wife caused him great distress”

4

feelings of mental or physical pain

5

a damage or loss

adjective

1

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle“nursing his wounded arm”

2

damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hurt?17

one syllable

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Hurt in a sentence

  • A woman was hurt in the accident, and her two daughters were too.unknown
  • I got hurt during an experiment, and the injury was pretty serious.minshirui
  • At the end of every day, his back was tired and his legs hurt.CK
  • She wasn't hurt, but she got goose bumps when her car nearly crashed.Zifre
  • She kneed me again, not even caring that she was hurt.unknown
  • It will hurt a little, but not much.CM
  • You must not stay up late, or you will hurt your health.unknown
  • Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.Hautis

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Forms of hurt

as a noun

plural
hurts

as a verb

past tense
hurt
past participle
hurt
present participle
hurting
third-person singular
hurts