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