hurt

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/hɜːt/

noun 6verb 4adj 2name 2

Collocations

(adj.) injured

VERBS

be, look

get

If you fall off your bike without a helmet, you might get hurt.

ADV

badly, seriously

My brother fell off his bike and was badly hurt, so we took him to the hospital.

slightly

(adj.) upset

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound | get

ADV

bitterly, deeply, extremely, really, terribly, very | a bit, quite, rather, slightly

PREP

Sarah was really hurt by her best friend's decision to move away without saying goodbye.

(noun.)

ADJ

bitter, deep, great

VERB + HURT

feel

She still feels a lot of hurt from what happened between them last year.

cause

His rude comments caused unnecessary hurt to everyone in the room.

(verb.) cause pain/injury

ADV

badly, seriously

He was seriously hurt when the car crashed into the wall.

slightly

(verb.) be/feel painful

ADV

badly, a lot, really

My legs hurt badly after running the marathon yesterday.

slightly

VERB + HURT

be going to

Getting a vaccine shot might hurt a little, but it only lasts a few seconds.

begin to

(verb.) upset sb

ADV

badly, deeply, really, terribly

When my best friend forgot my birthday, it hurt me really badly.

VERB + HURT

attempt to, try to

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings when I made that comment yesterday.

want to

I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I need to be honest with you.

not mean to

She didn't mean to hurt his feelings when she made that comment about his cooking.

Definitions

verb

To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

If anybody hurts my little brother, I will get upset.

This injection might hurt a little. Your arm will be hurting you for a while.

To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

He was deeply hurt he hadn’t been invited.

The insult hurt.

To be painful.

Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better.

To damage, harm, impair, undermine, impede.

This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further.

Copying and pasting identical portions of source code hurts maintainability, because the programmer has to keep all those copies synchronized.

adj

Wounded, physically injured.

Feeling physical or emotional pain.

noun

An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.

how to overcome old hurts of the past

Jules Rimet still gleaming Thirty years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming

A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.

I have received a hurt.

The cause is a temperate conglutination ; for both bodies are clammy and viscous , and do bridle the deflux of humours to the hurts , without penning them in too much

Injury; damage; detriment; harm

Thou dost me yet but little hurt.

A band on a trip hammer's helve, bearing the trunnions.

A husk.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of damaging something or someone

noun — a damage or loss

detriment

noun — feelings of mental or physical pain

suffering

noun — psychological suffering

noun — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accide

verb — feel pain or be in pain

suffer

verb — cause damage or affect negatively

injure

verb — cause emotional anguish or make miserable

verb — hurt the feelings of

verb — feel physical pain

verb — be the source of pain

adjective — damaged

weakened

adjective — suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in b

wounded

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

hurt someone's feelings

To offend or emotionally hurt someone.

sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

A response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.

hurt a fly

To hurt or damage something even a little.

Talking of being eaten by dogs, there's a dachshund at Brinkley who when you first meet him will give you the impression that he plans to convert you into a light snack between his

where does it hurt

Asked to find out where a wounded or ill person is feeling pain.

once hurt, twice shy

Alternative form of once bitten, twice shy.

Example Bank

If anybody hurts my little brother, I will get upset.

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This injection might hurt a little. Your arm will be hurting you for a while.

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He was deeply hurt he hadn’t been invited.

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how to overcome old hurts of the past

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Jules Rimet still gleaming Thirty years of hurt Never stopped me dreaming

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I have received a hurt.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hurt is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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