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Origin of hurt
First recorded in 1150â1200; Middle English verb hurten, hirten, herten âto injure, damage, stumble, knock together,â apparently from Old French hurter âto knock (against), opposeâ (compare French heurter, originally dialectal), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish unattested hĂ»rt âram,â cognate with Old Norse hrĆ«tr; noun derivative of the verb
synonym study for hurt
10. See injury.
OTHER WORDS FROM hurt
hurt·a·ble, adjectivehurt·er, nounun·hurt, adjectiveun·hurt·ing, adjectiveWords nearby hurt
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How to use hurt in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for hurt (1 of 2)
hurt1
/ (hÉËt) /
verb hurts, hurting or hurt
noun
adjective
injured or pained physically or emotionallya hurt knee; a hurt look
Derived forms of hurt
hurter, nounWord Origin for hurt
C12 hurten to hit, from Old French hurter to knock against, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse hrƫtr ram, Middle High German hurt a collision
British Dictionary definitions for hurt (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hurt
hurt
see not hurt a fly.
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