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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHURT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of hurt as a verb, adjective and noun, with synonyms, antonyms and idioms. See how to use hurt in different contexts, such as physical pain, emotional pain, harm and difficulty.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word hurt as a verb and a noun. Hurt can mean to inflict physical or emotional pain, to cause harm or damage, or to suffer or feel pain.

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8. en.thefreedictionary.com › hurtHurt - definition of hurt by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Something that hurts; a pain, injury, or wound. 2. Mental suffering; anguish: getting over the hurt of reading the letter. 3. A wrong; harm: What hurt have you done to them? [Middle English hurten, possibly from Old French hurter, to bang into, perhaps of Germanic origin.] hurt′er n.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of hurt – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Hurt can be a verb, an adjective or a noun. As a verb, it means to cause pain or injury, or to upset someone emotionally. As an adjective, it means injured or upset. As a noun, it means emotional pain.