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hurt

hurt

 
 
pronunciation:
huhrt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: hurts, hurting, hurt
definition 1: to cause physical damage, pain, or impairment to.
I hurt my arm when I fell.He hurt her by accident.
synonyms:
damage, injure, wound
antonyms:
restore
similar words:
agonize, bruise, harm, impair, kill, pain, spite
definition 2: to cause emotional suffering to.
Their insulting words hurt us, and we never forgot them as we grew into adults.It hurt me that he said those terrible things about me.[it + verb + smby + that + clause ]
synonyms:
sting
antonyms:
comfort, heal
similar words:
agonize, bruise, cut, harm, injure, pain, spite, tear, upset, wound
definition 3: to damage, harm, or weaken.
The low test score hurt his grade average.
synonyms:
damage, harm
antonyms:
benefit, improve
similar words:
deteriorate, impair, injure, prejudice, weaken
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to feel pain, suffering, or distress.
My stomach hurts.
similar words:
ache, burn, pain, smart, sting, suffer
definition 2: to inflict pain, damage, or suffering.
Does it hurt when the doctor presses on your abdomen?[it + verb + WH/whether/if + clause ] Hey! That hurts! Stop banging my arm!The truth sometimes hurts.It hurts when I raise my arm.[it + verb + WH/whether/if + clause ] It really hurts that I can never see him again.[it + verb + that + clause ] It hurts to think that I could have prevented this terrible thing.[it + verb + infinitive ]
similar words:
cut, pain, smart, sting, wound
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: an injury, pain, or affliction.
The hurt went away when I took aspirin.
synonyms:
injury, pain
similar words:
ache, affliction, distress, sting, wound
definition 2: a cause of physical or emotional pain or suffering.
The break-up with her husband left her with a hurt that never really went away.
similar words:
affliction, bane, injury, pain, sore, sorrow
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part of speech: adjective
definition: physically or emotionally pained or injured.
The ice soothed her hurt ankle.It was easy to see that the bird was hurt.Both of them had hurt feelings for weeks after the argument.
synonyms:
injured, wounded
antonyms:
all right, healed
similar words:
bruised
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