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   hurt

   /həːt/

   verb

   • 1. cause pain or injury to: "Ow! You're hurting me!" Similar injurewounddamagedisableincapacitateimpairmaimmutilatecause injury tocause pain tobruisecutgashgrazescrapescratchlacerateabusetorturemaltreatill-treatmolestOpposite heal
   • ▪ (of a part of the body) suffer pain: "my back hurts" Similar be painfulbe sorebe tendercause paincause discomfortachesmartstingburntinglethrobinformal:be killingbe playing upOpposite be healed
   • ▪ cause distress to: "she didn't want to hurt his feelings" Similar distresspainwoundoffendstingupsetsaddendevastatemortifygrieveaggrievebe hurtful tohurt someone's feelingscause sorrowcause sufferingcause anguishmake unhappygive offence tocut to the quickOpposite pleasecomfort
   • ▪ (of a person) feel distress: "he was hurting badly, but he smiled through his tears"
   • 2. be detrimental to: "high interest rates are hurting the local economy" Similar harmdamagedo harm tobe detrimental toweakenspoilmarblemishblightimpairimpedejeopardizeundermineruinwrecksabotagecrippleinformal:foul upOpposite benefitimprove
   • 3. have a pressing need for: informal North American "Frank wasn't hurting for money"

   adjective

   • 1. physically injured: "he complained of a hurt leg and asked his trainer to stop the fight"
   • ▪ distressed or offended by another person's behaviour: "‘You know I care,’ he said, in a hurt voice"

   noun

   • 1. physical injury; harm: "rolling properly into a fall minimizes hurt" Similar harminjurywoundingpainsufferingdiscomfortsorenessachingsmartingstingingthrobbingpangsbruisegrazescrapecutgashscratchlaceration
   • ▪ emotional pain or distress: "her eyes reflected her unhappiness and hurt" Similar distresspainsufferinggriefmiseryanguishtormenttraumawoeupsetsadnesssorrowwretchednessharmdamageinjurytroublemisfortuneafflictionwrongdetrimentdisadvantagedisbenefitinformal:mischiefOpposite joy

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the senses ‘to strike’ and ‘a blow’): from Old French hurter (verb), hurt (noun), perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin.

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   What is hurt verb?

   • to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness Definition of hurt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Where does the word hurt come from?

   • Hurt comes from the Old French hurte, meaning "collision," or "blow." We still have that violent sense in our word hurtle but we use hurt for a whole range of pains. If you stub your toe, it hurts, and if someone is beating you up you might say, "Stop hurting me!" Someone injured in battle or in sports is described as hurt.

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   What does it mean to hurt someone?

   • To hurt someone or something means to have a bad effect on them or prevent them from succeeding. The combination of hot weather and decreased water supplies is hurting many industries. [VERB noun] The planned closures will really hurt the local economies. [VERB noun]

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   What is a feeling of hurt?

   • A feeling of hurt is a feeling that you have when you think that you have been treated badly or judged unfairly. ...feelings of hurt and anger, fear and despair. I was full of jealousy and hurt. There would be a hurt in her heart for a while, but in the end she would get over it.

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   The meaning of HURT is to inflict with physical pain : wound. How to use hurt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hurt.

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   verb [ I or T ] uk / hɜːt / us / hɝːt / hurt | hurt. Add to word list. A2. to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain: Tell me where it hurts. My head hurts. She says that her ear hurts her. Emma hurt her back when she fell off her horse.

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   Hurt definition: to cause bodily injury to; injure. See examples of HURT used in a sentence.

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   verb. hurt the feelings of. “She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests” synonyms: bruise, injure, offend, spite, wound. see more.

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   1. to cause physical pain or injury to; wound. 2. to harm or damage in some way; be bad for. 3. to cause mental distress or pain to; wound the feelings of; offend. verb intransitive. 4. to cause injury, damage, or pain.

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   to cause someone pain or to injure them: Simon hurt his knee playing football. [ often reflexive ] She hurt herself when she slipped on an icy step. Fewer examples. She hurt her arm in the accident. Put that stick down before you hurt someone. He tripped on a stone and hurt his ankle. Apart from Jodie, who hurt her leg, all the children were fine.

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   to be kind and gentle and unwilling to cause unhappiness. Definition of hurt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.