🤕hurt

verb/adjective
/hɜːrt/

Meaning

to cause pain or injury; to feel pain
to cause pain or injury; to feel pain physically or emotionally
to cause pain or injury; to cause emotional distress

Example Sentences

He hurt his knee while playing football.

My back hurts from sitting too long.

She didn't mean to hurt his feelings.

Example Expressions

hurt feelings

Synonyms

injure, wound, damage, bruise, pain, ache, harm
Entry 1
injure, wound, damage, bruise
Entry 2
pain, ache, injure, wound
Entry 3
injure, harm, damage, wound

Antonyms

heal, comfort, soothe, help, cure
Entry 1
heal, comfort, soothe
Entry 2
heal, soothe, comfort, help
Entry 3
heal, cure, help, soothe

Collocations

hurt badly, hurt someone, hurt feelings, hurt physically, hurt emotionally, get hurt
Entry 1
hurt badly, hurt someone, hurt feelings
Entry 2
hurt feelings, hurt badly, hurt someone, hurt physically, hurt emotionally
Entry 3
hurt feelings, hurt badly, hurt someone, get hurt

More Example Sentences

He is not such a boy to hurt others.

She is too hurt to forgive right now.

He accidentally ended up hurting her feelings.

She is slow to forgive whenever she feels hurt.

He is aware of hurting people with harsh words.

My head hurts. Can you check what is wrong with me?

It is necessary to apologize when you hurt someone.

My chest hurts. Can you check what is wrong with me?

It’s no good buying cheap shoes that hurt your feet.

My stomach hurts. Can you check what is wrong with me?

Related Vocabularies

to stop sleeping; not asleep
Unable to find the way; no longer in possession of something.
to express thoughts or ideas clearly; having the ability to speak fluently and clearly
to make safe or protect; to fix something firmly in place
To decline or deteriorate in quality, character, or condition; or someone with low moral standards.
Holding firmly; or (as an adjective) excessively greedy.

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