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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

So I just was trying to be as honest and truthful as I could in every situation and some situations required laughter, some situations required deep internal thought and hurt.

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s a handful where they are going to have to take a close look, because there was violence and people were hurt.”

From Los Angeles Times

It comes as figures from the Department of Transport show a 45% increase since 2010 in the number of motorists aged over 70 who have been hurt or killed in accidents in the UK.

From BBC

I realized that I hurt you in so many ways, and I was wrong.'

From Salon

Still, several studies show that the first Trump tariffs — many of which President Joe Biden kept in place and in some cases expanded — raised prices and hurt the economy.

From Salon

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

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