hurt

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verb (used with object),hurt, hurt·ing.
  1. to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.

  2. to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him.

  1. to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof.Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.

  2. to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation;It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.

  3. to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.

verb (used without object),hurt, hurt·ing.
  1. to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress: My back still hurts.

  2. to cause bodily or mental pain or distress: The blow to his pride hurt most.

  1. to cause injury, damage, or harm.

  2. to suffer want or need.

noun
  1. a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.

  2. injury, damage, or harm.

  1. the cause of mental pain or offense, as an insult.

  2. Heraldry. a rounded azure.

adjective
  1. physically injured: The hurt child was taken to the hospital.

  2. offended; unfavorably affected: hurt pride.

  1. suggesting that one has been offended or is suffering in mind: Take that hurt look off your face!

  2. damaged: hurt merchandise.

Origin of hurt

1
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English verb hurten, hirten, herten “to injure, damage, stumble, knock together,” apparently from Old French hurter “to knock (against), oppose” (compare French heurter, originally dialectal), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish unattested hûrt “ram,” cognate with Old Norse hrūtr; noun derivative of the verb

synonym study For hurt

10. See injury.

Other words for hurt

Other words from hurt

  • hurt·a·ble, adjective
  • hurt·er, noun
  • un·hurt, adjective
  • un·hurt·ing, adjective

Words Nearby hurt

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How to use hurt in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for hurt (1 of 2)

hurt1

/ (hɜːt) /


verbhurts, hurting or hurt
  1. to cause physical pain to (someone or something)

  2. to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone)

  1. to produce a painful sensation in (someone): the bruise hurts

  2. (intr) informal to feel pain

noun
  1. physical, moral, or mental pain or suffering

  2. a wound, cut, or sore

  1. damage or injury; harm

adjective
  1. injured or pained physically or emotionally: a hurt knee; a hurt look

Origin of hurt

1
C12 hurten to hit, from Old French hurter to knock against, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse hrūtr ram, Middle High German hurt a collision

Derived forms of hurt

  • hurter, noun

British Dictionary definitions for hurt (2 of 2)

hurt2

whort (hwɜːt)

/ (hɜːt) /


noun
  1. Southern English dialect another name for whortleberry

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Other Idioms and Phrases with hurt

hurt

see not hurt a fly.

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