What is "hurt" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hurt mean in English? Meaning of hurt definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hurt" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hurt": any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

Noun

  • Meaning: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  • Synonyms: harm hurt injury trauma
  • Hyponyms: birth trauma bite blast trauma bleeding blunt trauma brain damage break bruise bump burn contusion cryopathy dislocation electric shock fracture frostbite haemorrhage hemorrhage insect bite intravasation lesion penetrating injury penetrating trauma pinch pull rupture sting strain twist wale weal welt wheal whiplash whiplash injury wound wrench
  • Hypernyms: health problem ill health unhealthiness
  • Meaning of "hurt": be the source of pain

    Verb

  • Meaning: be the source of pain
  • Synonyms: ache hurt smart
  • Hyponyms: act up bite burn hunger itch shoot sting thirst throb
  • Hypernyms: cause to be perceived
  • Meaning of "hurt": suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

    Adjective

  • Meaning: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
  • Example: nursing his wounded arm ambulances...for the hurt men and women
  • Synonyms: hurt wounded
  • Similar: injured
  • Meaning of "hurt": psychological suffering

    Noun

  • Meaning: psychological suffering
  • Example: the death of his wife caused him great distress
  • Synonyms: distress hurt suffering
  • Hyponyms: anguish self-torment self-torture torment torture tsoris wound
  • Hypernyms: pain painfulness
  • Meaning of "hurt": give trouble or pain to

    Verb

  • Meaning: give trouble or pain to
  • Example: This exercise will hurt your back
  • Synonyms: hurt
  • Hyponyms: ail disagree with injure pain trouble wound
  • Hypernyms: indispose
  • Meaning of "hurt": damaged inanimate objects or their value

    Adjective

  • Meaning: damaged inanimate objects or their value
  • Synonyms: hurt weakened
  • Similar: damaged
  • Meaning of "hurt": feelings of mental or physical pain

    Noun

  • Meaning: feelings of mental or physical pain
  • Synonyms: hurt suffering
  • Hyponyms: agony discomfort irritation soreness throes torment torture
  • Hypernyms: pain painfulness
  • Meaning of "hurt": cause emotional anguish or make miserable

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
  • Example: It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
  • Synonyms: anguish hurt pain
  • Hyponyms: agonise agonize break someone's heart excruciate rack torment torture try
  • Hypernyms: discomfit discompose disconcert untune upset
  • Meaning of "hurt": a damage or loss

    Noun

  • Meaning: a damage or loss
  • Synonyms: detriment hurt
  • Hyponyms: expense
  • Hypernyms: damage harm impairment
  • Meaning of "hurt": cause damage or affect negatively

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause damage or affect negatively
  • Example: Our business was hurt by the new competition
  • Synonyms: hurt injure
  • Hypernyms: damage
  • Meaning of "hurt": the act of damaging something or someone

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of damaging something or someone
  • Synonyms: damage harm hurt scathe
  • Hyponyms: burn defacement defloration disfiguration disfigurement impairment wound wounding
  • Hypernyms: change of integrity
  • Meaning of "hurt": hurt the feelings of

    Verb

  • Meaning: hurt the feelings of
  • Example: She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests This remark really bruised my ego
  • Synonyms: bruise hurt injure offend spite wound
  • Hyponyms: abase affront chagrin diss humble humiliate insult lacerate mortify sting
  • Hypernyms: arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
  • Meaning of "hurt": feel physical pain

    Verb

  • Meaning: feel physical pain
  • Example: Were you hurting after the accident?
  • Synonyms: ache hurt suffer
  • Hyponyms: catch get kill prick sting twinge
  • Hypernyms: comprehend perceive
  • Meaning of "hurt": feel pain or be in pain

    Verb

  • Meaning: feel pain or be in pain
  • Synonyms: hurt suffer
  • Hyponyms: ail choke famish gag have hunger starve strangle suffocate
  • Hypernyms: be
  • Antonyms: be well
  • Adjective: (intransitive) To be painful. Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better.(transitive) To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury. If anybody hurts my little brother I will get upset.(transitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.(transitive) To undermine, impede, or damage. This latest gaffe hurts the MP's reelection prospects still further.
  • Synonyms:

    shot, tender, damaged, cut, aching, burned, hit, harmed, pained, sore, suffering, mutilated, impaired, struck, distressed, miffed, offended, disturbed, aggrieved, wounded, indignant, put away, rueful, sad, stricken, unhappy, resentful, umbrageous, agonized, bleeding, disfigured, warped, battered, scraped, grazed, mauled, scratched, nicked, contused, scarred, piqued, lacerated, tortured, buffeted, marred, bruised, crushed, shook, all torn up, busted up, in pain, pain, bruise, suffering, discomfort, outrage, ache, harm, distress, scratch, down, pang, disaster, blow, misfortune, ruin, wound, mark, nick, gash, mischief, sore, wrong, disservice, persecution, disadvantage, loss, soreness, ill, chop, prejudice, detriment, ouch, boo-boo, ill-treatment, black and blue, harm, mar, injure, bruise, wound, damage, sting, impair, punish, trouble, cramp, puncture, afflict, slap, torment, total, whip, belt, cut, pummel, bite, maltreat, wax, whack, kick, lacerate, prick, torture, throb, burn, punch, disable, stab, spank, spoil, ache, nip, squeeze, wring, slug, flail, pierce, blemish, tear, pinch, wing, pommel, ail, abuse, smart, lash, flog, maul, cut up, mess up, rough up, shake up, be sore, be tender, do violence, wrack up, annoy, injure, wound, sadden, upset, sting, punish, constrain, distress, afflict, displease, zing, torment, martyr, vex, vitiate, lambaste, torture, burn, abuse, aggrieve, chafe, discomfit, faze, grieve, excruciate, try, prejudice, discommode, put down, put out, martyrize, cut to the quick, give no quarter, go for jugular, hit where one lives, lay a bad trip on, lean on, thumb nose at, work over,

    Antonyms:

    healthy, OK, pleased, perfect, happy, comforted, cured, healed, remedied, well, health, happiness, joy, relief, advantage, miracle, prosperity, success, win, gain, profit, aid, assist, cure, remedy, comfort, cheer, pleasure, ease, benefit, blessing, good fortune, luck, kindness, help, healing, aid, assist, benefit, improve, mend, heal, release, sew, compliment, praise, protect, assuage, remedy, soothe, calm, placate, fix, help, cure, allow, close, make happy, please, give, relieve, aid, heal, delight, assist, calm, comfort, soothe, protect, praise, respect, assuage, remedy, placate, make happy, please, cure, help, let go, satisfy, approve, relieve,

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