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hurt

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[ US /ˈhɝt/ ]
[ UK /hˈɜːt/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of damaging something or someone
  2. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  3. feelings of mental or physical pain
  4. a damage or loss
  5. psychological suffering
    the death of his wife caused him great distress
ADJECTIVE
  1. suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
    nursing his wounded arm
    ambulances...for the hurt men and women
  2. damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
VERB
  1. cause emotional anguish or make miserable
    It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
  2. be the source of pain
  3. cause damage or affect negatively
    Our business was hurt by the new competition
  4. feel pain or be in pain
  5. feel physical pain
    Were you hurting after the accident?
  6. give trouble or pain to
    This exercise will hurt your back
  7. hurt the feelings of
    This remark really bruised my ego
    She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
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How To Use hurt In A Sentence

  • A heart will not be hurt for pursuing a dream, when you truly want something, all the universe conspires to help you complete the.
  • A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates.
  • My chest begins to hurt with more insistency, a couple of coughs rippling through me; there's no time for that now though, as my mind cries out in urgency.
  • Xmas hurtles at us like a skateboarding troll trundling downhill - it's big, impressive, but to be viewed with a certain trepidation by those in its path. Toys R Us - Military Sword & Sorcery is coming ("#### Harry Potter! Daddy, where's my axe?")
  • Luckily I didn't hurt myself when I fell.
  • It most often affects the brain and liver, but it can hurt all organs of the body.
  • The only way to make it last is to turn it into cheese, yoghurt or quark.
  • Possibly one of the most compassionate pieces of music ever made, it asks us, no, arranges that we see the plight of what I'll be brutal and call a lovelorn drag queen with such intense empathy that when the singer hurts him, we do too. Archive 2009-02-01
  • The paddles turned out to be harmless slapsticks, with holes through the actual paddle part so they could cause a loud slapping noise without hurting.
  • She threw down the book and hurtled the bobbin of thread across the room.
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