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as in to ache
to feel or cause physical pain
my head hurts a bad sprain that really hurts I hurt all over
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2
as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it
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as in to injure
to cause bodily damage to
the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes
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as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I know you must be hurting from the cruel words they said
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as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
in her hurt she said a lot of things to her boyfriend that she didn't really mean
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2
as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
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as in injured
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Recent Examples of hurt
Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Sanders got the first preseason start with Gabriel hurt during training camp, going 14-of-23 for 138 yards with two touchdown passes.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Jason Kane, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
Past grievances often resurface because the real hurt beneath those issues wasn’t addressed.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Rose would cry, somehow even more hurt than me.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Zephro, however, said Trump’s policies hurt US businesses like his.
—Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Sanders got the first preseason start with Gabriel hurt during training camp, going 14-of-23 for 138 yards with two touchdown passes.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Another child said her tummy hurt.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
Past grievances often resurface because the real hurt beneath those issues wasn’t addressed.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurt
Verb
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For those experiencing less severe infections, symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, which often last between one and three days, according to the FDA.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms of listeriosis can include fever, muscle aches, and confusion, with higher risks for pregnant individuals, adults 65 or older, and those with weakened immune systems.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, people familiar with the investigation told me that Khan has devoted much of his defense to convincing investigators that Israel and its allies are exploiting the accuser in order to damage him and the court.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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This common strain releases a toxin that can damage blood vessels in the intestines and kidneys, which can cause serious complications like kidney damage.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police in England said one of the two Jewish community members killed and one of the victims injured during an attack at a synagogue on Yom Kippur are now believed to have been struck by police gunfire as officers tried to stop the attacker.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The kids associate helicopters with life flights to the local hospital, a sign that someone has been seriously injured, Cornelison said.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Saunders’s afterlife, various spirits join Willie, Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son who has died from typhoid fever, while his father grieves in the crypt.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Members of the Amish community are grieving the deaths of two children, who were killed when the driver of a Mini Cooper struck their horse and buggy, Pennsylvania authorities say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cowley has suffered financial losses, lost time, anxiety and emotional distress because of the data breach, according to the complaint.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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With presidential elections not scheduled until at least 2027, however, Chetouane said the country is currently avoiding idiosyncratic distress.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Originally, Ascher and Fraker were each charged with one count of failure to act to prevent bodily harm to a child, a felony that could have resulted in as much as six-year prison sentences.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With his third team in just three years, Jones remains undefeated as the Niners’ signal-caller in place of an injured Brock Purdy.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But Danilovic, 19, is not the only injured volleyball player on the Hurricanes whose father also played for the Heat.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chest aches, fevers, debilitating headaches and chills pained 15-year-old Sufiya Syed for more than a year before doctors finally diagnosed her two months ago.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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When the body feels stress, your heart rate and blood pressure jump, stress chemicals rise, and the brain may turn pain down for a moment.—
Dayanne S. Antonio,
The Conversation,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Hurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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