Hurt meaning

What does “hurt” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“hurt” is a noun, verb and adjective with 14 meanings. Its most common meaning is: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc..

hurt

noun

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Synonymsinjury harm trauma
psychological suffering
“the death of his wife caused him great distress”
Synonymsdistress suffering
feelings of mental or physical pain
Synonymssuffering
a damage or loss
Synonymsdetriment
the act of damaging something or someone
Synonymsdamage harm scathe

verb

be the source of pain
Synonymsache smart
give trouble or pain to
“This exercise will hurt your back”
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
“It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”
Synonymspain anguish
cause damage or affect negatively
“Our business was hurt by the new competition”
Synonymsinjure
hurt the feelings of
“She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
“This remark really bruised my ego”
Synonymswound injure bruise offend spite
feel physical pain
“Were you hurting after the accident?”
Synonymsache suffer
feel pain or be in pain
Synonymssuffer

adjective

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
“nursing his wounded arm”
“ambulances...for the hurt men and women”
Synonymswounded
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
Synonymsweakened

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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