Hurt

/hɜrt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

Physical pain or injury.

The hurt from the accident took weeks to heal.

Emotional distress or suffering.

He carried the hurt of their breakup for years.

verb

To have an adverse effect on something.

The decision to cut funding will hurt the project significantly.

To cause physical pain or injury to someone or something.

He hurt his ankle while playing basketball.

To cause emotional pain or distress.

Her words hurt his feelings deeply.

Middle English hurt, past participle of hurten, from Old English hurtian.

hurt someone's feelings

to cause emotional pain to someone.

hurt like hell

to feel intense pain.

it doesn't hurt to ask

there's no harm in making a request.

no harm, no foul

no damage has been done.

injury

physical harm done to a person.

pain

a feeling of discomfort.

discomfort

slight pain or physical unease.

sorrow

a feeling of deep distress caused by loss.

to be hurt emotionally or get rejected

She really got hurt after he ghosted her.

to feel a strong physical pain

Dude, that fall really hurt!