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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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hurtHurt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to inflict with physical pain : wound. He hurt his back while moving some boxes. was seriously hurt in a car accident. You're hurting my arm! b. : to do substantial or material harm to : damage. the dry summer has hurt the land. 2. a. : to cause emotional pain or anguish to : offend. never meant to hurt you. got her feelings hurt. b.

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

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   HURT definition: 1. to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain: 2. to cause…. Learn more.

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHURT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   HURT definition: 1. to cause someone pain or to injure them: 2. If a part of your body hurts, it is painful: 3. to…. Learn more.

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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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhurt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of hurt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHURT - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definitions of 'hurt' 1. If you hurt yourself or hurt a part of your body, you feel pain because you have injured yourself. [...] 2. If a part of your body hurts, you feel pain there. [...] 3. If you are hurt, you have been injured. [...] More. Conjugations of 'hurt' present simple: I hurt, you hurt [...] past simple: I hurt, you hurt [...]

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › hurthurt | meaning of hurt in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    hurt meaning, definition, what is hurt: to injure yourself or someone else: Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishhurt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    hurt (somewhat informal) to cause physical pain to someone or yourself; to injure someone or yourself: Did you hurt yourself? injure or hurt? You can hurt or injure a part of the body in an accident.