hurt
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verb \ˈhərt\hurthurt·ing
Definition of HURT
transitive verb
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intransitive verb
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a : to suffer pain or grief b : to be in need —usually used with for <hurting for money>
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: to cause damage or distress <hit where it hurts>
— hurt adjective
— hurt·er noun
Examples of HURT
- Be careful with that knife or you could hurt yourself.
- Ouch! 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.
Origin of HURT
Middle English, probably from Anglo-French hurter to strike, prick, collide with, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hrūtr male sheep
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to HURT
Related Words: bite, bleed, burn, chafe, cramp, fester, itch, nag, pinch, pound, rack, sting, swell, throb, tingle, twinge; agonize, anguish, suffer; afflict, harrow, torment, torture
See Synonym Discussion at injure
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