Definition of 'hurt'
Noun
- any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Synonyms: injury harm trauma - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
Synonyms: distress suffering - feelings of mental or physical pain
Synonyms: suffering - a damage or loss
Synonyms: detriment - the act of damaging something or someone
Synonyms: damage harm scathe
Verb
- be the source of pain
Synonyms: ache smart - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
- cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
Synonyms: pain anguish - cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
Synonyms: injure - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"
Synonyms: wound injure bruise offend spite - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
Synonyms: ache suffer - feel pain or be in pain
Synonyms: suffer
Antonyms: be well
Adjective
- suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"
Synonyms: wounded - damaged inanimate objects or their value
Synonyms: weakened
