hurt

¹hurt

verb \ˈhərt\

hurthurt·ing

Definition of HURT

transitive verb

1

a : to inflict with physical pain : wound b : to do substantial or material harm to : damage <the dry summer has hurt the land>

2

a : to cause emotional pain or anguish to : offend b : to be detrimental to : hamper <charges of graft hurt my chances of being elected>

intransitive verb

1

a : to suffer pain or grief b : to be in need —usually used with for <hurting for money>

2

: to cause damage or distress <hit where it hurts>

— hurt adjective

— hurt·er noun

Examples of HURT

1. Be careful with that knife or you could hurt yourself.
2. Ouch! You're hurting my arm!
3. She was badly hurt in a car accident.
4. My tooth still hurts me.
5. When I woke up this morning I hurt all over.
6. Their lack of interest in her work hurt her deeply.
7. You're only hurting yourself by holding a grudge against them.
8. It hurt me to see her go.
9. The lack of rain has hurt the corn crop.
10. 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

Synonyms: ache, pain, smart

Antonyms: doctor, fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp

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

Near Antonyms: cure, heal, help, rectify, rehabilitate, remedy; edit, remodel, revise; ameliorate, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect, refine

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Rhymes with HURT

blurt, chert, curt, dirt, flirt, girt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spurt, squirt, sturt, vert, wort