1
as in aches
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 damages
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 injures
to cause bodily damage to
the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes
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as in grieves
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 pains
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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as in harms
something that causes loss or pain
a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
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Recent Examples of hurts
Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Actually, her back hurts really bad.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
What hurts me doesn't necessarily hurt another person with the same loss.
—Heather Straughter, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Negative, mean or even well-intended but poorly delivered feedback always hurts.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But the fact that the market keeps hitting record highs and money fund assets are also hitting record highs doesn’t suggest the game is one where whatever benefits stocks hurts money markets.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
As Dexter questions why Batista’s death hurts so much, Brian chastises his brother for listening to Harry too much.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Not having Rashee Rice to start the year hurts as well.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This disconnect hurts everyone.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
Perhaps surprisingly, Rose says that losing in chess hurts a little more than failing to win on the basketball court used to.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Actually, her back hurts really bad.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
What hurts me doesn't necessarily hurt another person with the same loss.
—Heather Straughter, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Negative, mean or even well-intended but poorly delivered feedback always hurts.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But the fact that the market keeps hitting record highs and money fund assets are also hitting record highs doesn’t suggest the game is one where whatever benefits stocks hurts money markets.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
As Dexter questions why Batista’s death hurts so much, Brian chastises his brother for listening to Harry too much.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Not having Rashee Rice to start the year hurts as well.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This disconnect hurts everyone.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Work On Your Personal Relationships Work on your most significant personal relationship to shore up conflict, hurts and wounds, and turn it into one that is life-giving and energizing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurts
Verb
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My heart aches for that poor boy.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Weeks to months after exposure, an infected person may experience flu-like symptoms that can include fever, headache and overall body aches.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These instructions help turn off the harmful protein that damages brain cells.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Every departure damages a team’s ability to deliver value to customers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Automobility directly or indirectly causes one in 34 deaths annually, injures more than 100 million people a year, and has killed as many people as the two World Wars combined.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cam, who grieves his father throughout the film, allowed Withers to show that even the toughest men in the world have their contemplative moments.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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As the family grieves, the community is rallying around them.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the years after Sony acquired Columbia Pictures in 1989, there were some infamous integration pains, as the culture of the Japanese electronics conglomerate struggled to come to grips with Hollywood’s ways.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Sep. 2025
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Fans have long complained about the pains of buying tickets to their favorite shows on sites like Ticketmaster and Live Nation.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, which recommends using acetaminophen to treat fever and pain in pregnant women, says that untreated fever can cause grave harms such as miscarriage, birth defects or premature birth, especially early in a pregnancy.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
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This is a great solution as people are becoming more aware of microplastics and the potential harms of drinking out of plastic bottles.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Portugal’s coastline throbs with beach goers and sports enthusiasts.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Hurts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurts. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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