hurt feelings
plural noun
: 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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Luckily, there are no dead lesbians at the end of this trainwreck, just hurt feelings and the end of a date that feels more like a divorce.
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Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Establishing ground rules ahead of time can hopefully help avoid hurt feelings, which can grow into deeper rifts over time and have negative effects on children and potentially rob them of a fruitful relationship with their grandparents.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Boone may have to step on toes and hurt feelings of the everyday players who may have to take a day or two off to allow Caballero's hot bat to stay in the lineup.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This debate always ends in hurt feelings.
—Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
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Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Establishing ground rules ahead of time can hopefully help avoid hurt feelings, which can grow into deeper rifts over time and have negative effects on children and potentially rob them of a fruitful relationship with their grandparents.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Boone may have to step on toes and hurt feelings of the everyday players who may have to take a day or two off to allow Caballero's hot bat to stay in the lineup.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This debate always ends in hurt feelings.
—Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hurt feelings
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“Hurt feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurt%20feelings. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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