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hurt

Definition for hurt

adjective as in physically or mentally injured

Strong matches

aching, aggrieved, agonized, battered, bleeding, bruised, buffeted, burned, contused, crushed, cut, damaged, disfigured, distressed, disturbed, grazed, harmed, hit, impaired, lacerated, marred, mauled, miffed, mutilated, nicked, offended, pained, piqued, scarred, scraped, scratched, shook, shot, sore, struck, suffering, tender, tortured, warped, wounded

Weak matches

all torn up, busted up, in pain, indignant, put away, resentful, rueful, sad, stricken, umbrageous, unhappy

noun as in injury; damage

Strongest matches

ache, bruise, discomfort, outrage, pain, suffering

Strong matches

blow, chop, detriment, disadvantage, disaster, disservice, distress, down, gash, harm, ill, ill-treatment, loss, mark, mischief, misfortune, nick, pang, persecution, prejudice, ruin, scratch, sore, soreness, wound, wrong

Weak matches

black and blue, boo-boo, ouch

verb as in cause physical pain; experience pain

Strongest matches

bruise, damage, harm, impair, injure, mar, punish, sting, trouble, wound

Strong matches

abuse, ache, afflict, ail, belt, bite, blemish, burn, cramp, cut, disable, flail, flog, kick, lacerate, lash, maltreat, maul, nip, pierce, pinch, pommel, prick, pummel, punch, puncture, slap, slug, smart, spank, spoil, squeeze, stab, tear, throb, torment, torture, total, wax, whack, whip, wing, wring

Weak matches

be sore, be tender, cut up, do violence, mess up, rough up, shake up, wrack up

verb as in cause mental pain

Strongest matches

annoy, constrain, injure, punish, sadden, sting, upset, wound

Strong matches

abuse, afflict, aggrieve, burn, chafe, discomfit, discommode, displease, distress, excruciate, faze, grieve, lambaste, martyr, martyrize, prejudice, torment, torture, try, vex, vitiate, zing

Weak matches

cut to the quick, give no quarter, go for jugular, hit where one lives, lay a bad trip on, lean on, put down, put out, thumb nose at, work over

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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Pls forgive me … I’ll never do anything to hurt you. Please forgive me for pulling my gun. You can file against me. I concede that.”

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If you’re unlucky enough to be standing by the side of that road, you’d better believe that you could get hurt, even if it’s just by someone speeding.

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Sarah said she was left in tears and feeling "very hurt" when she was told the case had been adjourned and she would have to give evidence again two-and-a-half years after the alleged attack.

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“If you’re a university president, say, well, you know what? This will hurt if we lose some grant money in the federal government, but that’s what endowments are for,” Obama said.

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"The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!!" he wrote.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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