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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 does hurt mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! 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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   Does it hurt to do something?

   • it hurts to do something It always hurts to lose, especially in the final. it hurts somebody to do something It hurt me to think that he would lie to me. [intransitive] I know you're hurting and I want to help you. [transitive] hurt somebody/something to have a bad effect on somebody/something Hard work never hurt anyone.

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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. 10. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What is the past tense of hurt?

   • The past tense of hurt is simply hurt. Example: I hurt my arm yesterday. Because the past tense is not formed with -ed, it’s an example of an irregular verb. Like hurt, the past tense form of many other irregular verbs is the same as the present tense. Many common ones are also short words that end in t, such as set, hit, cut, shut, put, and quit.

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   What is the difference between damage and hurt?

   • hurt implies inflicting a wound to the body or to the feelings. damage suggests injury that lowers value or impairs usefulness. impair suggests a making less complete or efficient by deterioration or diminution. mar applies to injury that spoils perfection (as of a surface) or causes disfigurement.

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   How do you know if someone is hurt?

   • If a part of your body hurts, you feel pain there. His collar bone only hurt when he lifted his arm. [VERB] If you are hurt, you have been injured. His comrades asked him if he was hurt. They were dazed but did not seem to be badly hurt. If you hurt someone, you cause them to feel pain.

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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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