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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.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. 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: [verb] to inflict with physical pain : wound. to do substantial or material harm to : damage.

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   Hurt definition: to cause bodily injury to; injure. See examples of HURT used in a sentence.

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

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   Synonyms injure injure wound hurt bruise sprain pull strain These words all mean to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident. injure to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident:. He injured his knee playing hockey. Three people were injured in the crash. wound [often passive] (rather formal) to injure part of the body, especially by ...

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   hurt: See: abuse , aggravate , aggrieved , annoy , assault , brutalize , damage , deface , detriment , disable , disconsolate , distress , drawback , endanger ...

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHURT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   9 meanings: 1. to cause physical pain to (someone or something) 2. to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone) 3. to.... Click for more definitions.

8. 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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   If you have a party and no one shows up, you will probably feel hurt: emotionally injured by what's happened.

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

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hurt hurt 1 / hɜːt $ hɜːrt / S1 W2 verb (past tense and past participle hurt) 1 injure somebody [transitive] INJURE to injure yourself or someone else Was anyone hurt in the accident? Put that thing down – you might hurt someone with it. hurt your arm/leg/nose etc He hurt his knee playing football. hurt yourself Be careful you don’t fall ...

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

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    3 [intransitive, transitive] to make someone unhappy or upset What really hurt was that he never answered my letter. hurt somebody/something I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. I didn't want to hurt his feelings. it hurts (somebody) to do something It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.; 4 [intransitive] be hurting (informal) to feel unhappy or upset I know you're hurting and I want to ...