hurt
/hɜrt/
noun
- Physical or emotional pain or injury.
- Time can heal many hurts, but some take longer.
- She felt a deep hurt after losing her best friend.
- The hurt in his shoulder made it hard to sleep.
Synonyms
verb
- To cause physical pain or injury to someone or something.
- Be careful not to hurt yourself when you lift that heavy box.
- The fall hurt his knee, and he had to sit down for a while.
- She hurt her ankle while running in the park.
- To cause emotional pain or distress to someone.
- It hurts me to see you so upset.
- His unkind words really hurt her feelings.
- She didn't mean to hurt anyone with her joke.
- To feel pain (used of a body part).
- Does your tooth still hurt?
- My head hurts after staring at the screen all day.
- His back hurts when he sits for too long.
- To have a negative effect on something; to harm or damage.
- Not studying for the test will hurt your grade.
- The bad weather hurt the chances of a good harvest.
- Losing that contract could hurt the company's profits.
adjective
- Feeling physical pain; injured.
- After the game, several players were hurt and needed medical attention.
- The hurt puppy was taken to the animal shelter.
- He was badly hurt in the accident but is recovering now.
- Feeling emotional pain or distress.
- She looked hurt when no one remembered her birthday.
- I could tell from his voice that he was still hurt by the argument.
- The hurt child sat alone in the corner.