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hurt

 
 
pronunciation:
huhrt
parts of speech:
verb, noun, adjective
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part of speech: verb
inflections: hurts, hurting, hurt
definition 1: to cause pain, harm, or suffering to.
Did you hurt yourself when you fell off the bike?
synonyms:
damage, injure, wound
similar words:
bruise, harm, impair, kill, pain, spite
definition 2: to cause painful feelings in.
You really hurt her with your mean words.
synonyms:
sting
antonyms:
comfort
similar words:
bruise, harm, pain, spite, tear, upset, wound
definition 3: to harm or damage.
The low test score hurt his grade in the class.
synonyms:
damage, harm
antonyms:
benefit, improve
similar words:
deteriorate, impair, weaken
definition 4: to feel pain or suffering.
My head hurts.
similar words:
ache, burn, pain, smart, sting, suffer
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part of speech: noun
definition: a pain or injury.
Did the hurt go away when you took aspirin?
synonyms:
injury, pain
similar words:
ache, affliction, distress, sting, wound
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part of speech: adjective
definition: having pain or suffering.
My hurt finger took two weeks to heal.My mom tried to comfort my hurt feelings.
synonyms:
injured, wounded
antonyms:
all right, healed
similar words:
bruised
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