hurt
to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him.
to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof.Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.
to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation;It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.
to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.
to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress: My back still hurts.
to cause bodily or mental pain or distress: The blow to his pride hurt most.
to cause injury, damage, or harm.
to suffer want or need.
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
injury, damage, or harm.
the cause of mental pain or offense, as an insult.
Heraldry. a rounded azure.
physically injured: The hurt child was taken to the hospital.
offended; unfavorably affected: hurt pride.
suggesting that one has been offended or is suffering in mind: Take that hurt look off your face!
damaged: hurt merchandise.
Origin of hurt
1synonym study For hurt
Other words for hurt
Other words from hurt
- hurt·a·ble, adjective
- hurt·er, noun
- un·hurt, adjective
- un·hurt·ing, adjective
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How to use hurt in a sentence
It certainly doesn’t hurt that Green has extensive experience working as a 3-and-D guy with stars of all stripes, while Curry has played alongside Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Luka Dončić.
Daryl Morey Needed Three Weeks To Fix One Of The Sixers’ Big Problems | Jared Dubin | November 20, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightJust recognize that it doesn’t hurt to reimagine who you are, both in terms of who you serve and in terms of how you get your revenue.
The enhancement was added as part of the company’s iOS 14 operating system in September, but a requirement that all apps use it was delayed until early 2021 after several developers, including Facebook, said the change would hurt their businesses.
Apple defends decision to delay privacy feature, slams Facebook | Verne Kopytoff | November 19, 2020 | Fortune“I’ve had so many kids come in, just like him,” LaMia Jones said after she gave my son an eye exam because his eyes hurt from those long hours online.
The pandemic isn’t ending anytime soon. And our bodies are feeling the stress. | Petula Dvorak | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostTwo were already 18 when they got hurt, though both had worked since they were 16 in jobs that, under federal law, should have been off limits because they are considered hazardous.
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories | by Melissa Sanchez | November 19, 2020 | ProPublica
That kind of compassion might go a long way toward helping us begin to respond to a hurting world.
We are human, and freedom means living our lives without hurting others.
What It’s Like to Be an Atheist in Palestine | Waleed al-Husseini, Movements.Org | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer,” the elder Brown had said last week in a public-service video.
So you know that a bunch of political people say, ‘Well, it is not deep enough, and some people are hurting.’
Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy to Democrats: Grow a Pair | David Freedlander | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDesperate to bring justice to those hurting, Harris even goes so far as to offer transportation to people without means to attend.
You can not misinterpret me; I dont want Sue to be hurt, and I do not want you to be capable of hurting her.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterIn a minute it went off, with the noise of a cannon, sinking the boat and badly hurting the man.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousSticking the empty pistol back into my pocket I jumped to get action, hurting my sore hand like the mischief in doing it.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeThey struck it, and both men say that the engine knocked it off into the river apparently without hurting anything.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde"I'm very sorry for hurting Lord Saxby's feelings," said Michael with elaborate sarcasm.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for hurt (1 of 2)
/ (hɜːt) /
to cause physical pain to (someone or something)
to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone)
to produce a painful sensation in (someone): the bruise hurts
(intr) informal to feel pain
physical, moral, or mental pain or suffering
a wound, cut, or sore
damage or injury; harm
injured or pained physically or emotionally: a hurt knee; a hurt look
Origin of hurt
1Derived forms of hurt
- hurter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for hurt (2 of 2)
whort (hwɜːt)
/ (hɜːt) /
Southern English dialect another name for whortleberry
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hurt
see not hurt a fly.
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