Definition of hurt Hurt

/hɚˈt/ - [hert] - hurt

We found 32 definitions of hurt from 8 different sources.

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What does hurt mean?

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Verb

hurts, hurting, hurt  

hurt - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
  ache, suffer
  perceive, comprehend become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
  catch, get contract; "did you catch a cold?"
  twinge feel a sudden sharp, local pain
  twinge, sting, prick feel a sudden sharp, local pain
  kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
  wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
  enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
  affront, diss, insult treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
  lacerate cut or tear irregularly
  sting deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
  abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
  smart, ache, hurt have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
  indispose cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
  wound, injure cause injuries or bodily harm to
  ail, pain, trouble be ill or unwell
  disagree with not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people"
hurt - cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
  injure
  damage inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
hurt - be the source of pain
  ache, smart
  cause to be perceived have perceptible qualities
  bite, sting, burn penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
  burn burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"
  itch have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
  hunger feel the need to eat
  thirst feel the need to drink
  act up make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again"
  throb pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
  shoot produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
hurt - feel pain or be in pain
  suffer
  be well be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately"
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
  have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
  strangle, gag, suffocate, choke die from strangulation
  ail be ill or unwell
  famish, hunger, starve feel the need to eat
hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
  pain, anguish
  suffer feel pain or be in pain
  discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!"
  break someone's heart cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody; "The young man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to marry her best friend"
  agonise, agonize suffer agony or anguish
  try melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; "try the yak butter"; "render fat in a casserole"
  excruciate, torture, torment, rack subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

Adjective

hurt, hurter, hurtest

hurt - damaged inanimate objects or their value
  weakened
hurt - suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"
  wounded
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= antonym
= related word

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hurt (n.)
    A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
  • hurt (n.)
    A husk. See Husk, 2.
  • hurt (imp. & p. p.)
    of Hurt
  • hurt (v. t.)
    To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully.
  • hurt (v. t.)
    To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm.
  • hurt (v. t.)
    To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • hurt
    To be of (some) importance, to influence something or someone (enough), to impress, to touch.
  • hurt
    To be painful.
  • hurt
    To cause (somebody) pain.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • hurt
    hurt, v.t. to cause bodily pain to: to damage: to wound, as the feelings.—v.i. to give pain, &c.:—pa.t. and pa.p. hurt.—n. a wound: injury.—n. Hurt′er, that which hurts: a beam at the lower end of a gun-platform to save the parapet: a piece of iron or wood fixed to the top-rails of a gun-carriage to check its motion: the shoulder of an axle against which the hub strikes.—adj. Hurt′ful, causing hurt or loss: mischievous.—adv. Hurt′fully.—n. Hurt′fulness.—adj. Hurt′less, without hurt or injury, harmless.—adv. Hurt′lessly.—n. Hurt′lessness. [O. Fr. hurter (Fr. heurter), to knock, to run against; prob. from the Celtic, as in W. hwrdd, a thrust, the butt of a ram, Corn. hordh, a ram.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • hurt
    A wound or injury for which a compensation can be claimed.

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  • Christina Aguilera song
    Hurt is a song sung by Christina Aguilera, from her 2006 album "Back to Basics". The song was written by Aguilera, Linda Perry and Mark Ronson. It is a slow, emotional ballad. It was released as the second single from her "Back to Basics" album, after "Ain't No Other Man". It charted in many countries in the world.

Part of speech

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  • hurt, verb, present, 1st person singular of hurt (infinitive).
  • hurt, verb (infinitive).
  • hurt, verb, past participle of hurt (infinitive).
  • hurt, verb, past simple of hurt (infinitive).
  • hurt, noun, singular of hurts.

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