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Emma hurt her back when she fell off her horse. B1 to cause emotional pain to someone:. She criticized my writing quite severely and that hurt. He was badly hurt by the end of his marriage.

A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates. These allegations have seriously hurt her reputation.

Granny says if she stands up for a long time her ankles hurt. My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow. The lights are too bright in here - they're hurting my eyes.

It was an innocent remark , I didn't mean to hurt his feelings. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making people sad, shocked and upset.

Damaging and spoiling. Want to learn more? B1 injured or in pain :. Let me help you up. Are you hurt? Put that knife away before someone gets hurt.

B1 upset or unhappy :. I feel very hurt by what you said. I heard about the accident. Is anyone hurt? He fell off the stage but he's all right - it was only his pride that got hurt!

Reports say that ten children and two teachers are hurt, but none seriously. She is suffering from hurt feelings after a fierce encounter with the boss this morning.

The creature was hurt and distressed and had to be handled with caution. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Feeling sad and unhappy.

The hurt after a relationship breaks up can be awful. Her brave smile concealed a deep hurt. Sadness and regret.

To hurt also means to cause harm or difficulty :. To hurt someone can also mean to make someone upset or unhappy :.

I saw you fall — are you hurt? Naomi was hurt by your criticism. Examples of hurt. Care is taken to avoid hurting the other's feelings and to go along with the other rather than make a fuss over trifles.

From the Cambridge English Corpus. Intensity and correlates of fear of falling and hurting oneself in the next year: baseline findings. These examples are from the Cambridge English Corpus and from sources on the web.

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I noted down what she said about it, but it hurts to acknowledge it. The brighter and more cheerful it is, the more it hurts. Have things gotten so bad that you have thought about hurting yourself or ending your life sooner?

As the crisis deepened and the industry floundered, it became clear that individual approaches were hurting more than they were helping. Further, trust in electronic information may interfere with recognizing that these wonderful tools and state-of-the-art data transmission might also increase the likelihood of hurting patients.

We also believe that some harmful speech can be legally constrained, so it is important not to conflate harms with hurts. The hypothesis that democracy hurts growth gets no support at all during the s and s, and is often directly contradicted by the s.

Decisionism can backfire on the administration, hurting the very prospects of the reforms. Synonyms for hurt Synonyms: Verb ache , pain , smart Synonyms: Noun affliction , agony , anguish , distress , excruciation , misery , pain , rack , strait s , torment , torture , travail , tribulation , woe Visit the Thesaurus for More.

Choose the Right Synonym for hurt Verb injure , harm , hurt , damage , impair , mar mean to affect injuriously. Examples of hurt in a Sentence Verb Be careful with that knife or you could hurt yourself.

You're hurting my arm! She was badly hurt in a car accident. My tooth still hurts me. When I woke up this morning I hurt all over. Their lack of interest in her work hurt her deeply.

You're only hurting yourself by holding a grudge against them. It hurt me to see her go. The lack of rain has hurt the corn crop.

If we lose this game it will seriously hurt our chances of making the play-offs. Noun Her sympathy eased the hurt he felt after his dog's death.

They felt a great hurt after their bitter divorce. She tried to put past hurts behind her. Yes, you can get a refund.

First Known Use of hurt Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1.

Learn More about hurt. Time Traveler for hurt The first known use of hurt was in the 13th century See more words from the same century. More Definitions for hurt.

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