hurt feelings
Definition of hurt feelings
: unhappiness or sadness caused by someone's words or actions His behavior at the party caused a lot of hurt feelings.
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: to inflict with physical pain : wound
: to do substantial or material harm to : damage
: to cause emotional pain or anguish to : offend
: a cause of injury or damage : blow
: a bodily injury or wound
: mental or emotional distress or anguish : suffering
: the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch
: a sensation experienced through this sense
: generalized bodily consciousness or sensation
: sentient, sensitive
: easily moved emotionally
: deeply felt
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