| hurt (hûrt) v. hurt, hurt·ing, hurts v.tr. 1. To cause physical damage or pain to; injure. 2. To cause mental or emotional suffering to; distress. 3. To cause physical damage to; harm: The frost hurt the orange crop. 4. To be detrimental to; hinder or impair: The scandal hurt the candidate's chances for victory. v.intr. 1. To have or produce a feeling of physical pain or discomfort: My leg hurts. 2. a. To cause distress or damage: Parental neglect hurts. b. To have an adverse effect: "It never hurt to have a friend at court" (Tom Clancy). 3. Informal To experience distress, especially of a financial kind; be in need: "Even in a business that's hurting there's always a guy who can make a buck" (New York). n. 1. Something that hurts; a pain, injury, or wound. 2. Mental suffering; anguish: getting over the hurt of reading the letter. 3. A wrong; harm: What hurt have you done to them? [Middle English hurten, possibly from Old French hurter, to bang into, perhaps of Germanic origin.] hurt  er n. |
hurt
Verb
[hurting, hurt]
1. to cause physical or mental injury to: is she badly hurt?
2. to cause someone to feel pain: my head hurt
3. Informal to feel pain: she was hurting
Noun
physical or mental pain or suffering
Adjective
injured or pained: his hurt head, a hurt expression [Old French hurter to knock against]
hurtful adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hurt - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain brain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process blast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) blunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene intravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel penetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed rupture - state of being torn or burst open strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain whiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions |
| 2. | hurt - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" painfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" self-torment, self-torture - self-imposed distress tsoris - (Yiddish) trouble and suffering wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost | |
| 3. | hurt - feelings of mental or physical pain painfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" agony, torment, torture - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned" throes - violent pangs of suffering; "death throes" | |
| 4. | hurt - a damage or loss expense - a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of" | |
| 5. | hurt - the act of damaging something or someone change of integrity - the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something impairment - damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality defacement, disfiguration, disfigurement - the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape" burn - damage inflicted by fire defloration - an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something | |
| Verb | 1. |  hurt - be the source of pain burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning" itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" hunger - feel the need to eat thirst - feel the need to drink act up - make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again" throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing" shoot - cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg" cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities |
| 2. | hurt - give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back" indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed" disagree with - not be very easily digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people" | |
| 3. | hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" break someone's heart - cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody; "The young man broke the girl's heart when he told her was going to marry her best friend" try - give pain or trouble to; "I've been sorely tried by these students" | |
| 4. | hurt - cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | |
| 5. | hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" affront, diss, insult - treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" lacerate - deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks" sting - cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her" | |
| 6. |  hurt - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!" | |
| 7. | hurt - feel pain or be in pain have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" choke, gag, strangle, suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged" ail - be ill or unwell be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| Adj. | 1. |  hurt - suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for the hurt men and women"injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings" |
| 2. | hurt - damaged inanimate objects or their value damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings" |
hurt
verb 4. upset, distress, pain, wound, annoy, sting, grieve, afflict, sadden, cut to the quick, aggrieve
noun 5. distress, suffering, pain, grief, misery, agony, sadness, sorrow, woe, anguish, heartache, wretchedness << OPPOSITE happiness
Translations
hurt [həːt] [pl hurt] vt → hacer daño a [+ business, interests etc]; perjudicar
vi → doler
adj → lastimado;
I hurt my arm → me lastimé el brazo;
where does it hurt? → ¿dónde te duele?
hurt [həːt] [hurt , pt, pp ] vt (= cause pain to) → faire mal à (= injure), (fig); blesser (= damage) [+ business, interests etc] → nuire à; faire du tort à
adj → blessé(e);
hurt [həːt] vb [pt hurt, pp ]
vt (= cause pain to) → far male a (= injure), (fig) → ferire [+ business, interests etc]; colpire, danneggiare
adj → ferito/a;
v hurt [həːt]
1 to injure or cause pain to I hurt my hand on that broken glass. seermaak يُؤْذي، يُؤْلِم наранявам poranit skade; såre verletzen τραυματίζω, χτυπώ herir, hacer daño, lastimar vigastama, haiget tegema آسيب زدن به satuttaa blesser לִפצוֹעַ, לְהִיפָּצַע क्षति पहुंचाना ozlijediti, raniti megsért menyakiti, melukai meiða, særa, slasa ferirsi, farsi male けがをさせる 다치게 하다 užsigauti, susižeisti ievainot mencederakan verwonden, bezeren skade, såre, kveste, slå seg zranić ferir a răni поранить(ся) poraniť raniti povrediti skada, göra illa ทำให้เจ็บปวด incitmek, canını acıtmak 剌痛 забити, поранити آزار دینا làm bị thương 剌痛
2 to upset (a person or his feelings) He hurt me / my feelings by ignoring me. afknou, krenk يَجْرَح أو يُؤْذي المشاعِر наскърбявам zranit såre verletzen πληγώνω, θίγω herir, hacer daño solvama آزردن loukata blesser לִפגוֹע आहत povrijediti, uvrijediti megbánt menyakiti særa; móðga ferire 感情を傷つける (감정을) 상하게 하다 įskaudinti, įžeisti aizvainot; sāpināt melukakan beledigen såre, krenke, fornærme urazić magoar a răni обижать zraniť prizadeti povrediti såra ทำให้เสียใจ acı vermek, üzmek, kırmak 傷...的感情 ображати; робити боляче تکلیف پہنچانا xúc phạm 伤...的感情
3 to be painful My tooth hurts. pyn يُؤْلِم боля bolet gøre ondt; smerte schmerzen πονώ doler valu tegema آسيب ديده särkeä faire mal מַכאִיב दर्द पहुंचाना boljeti fájdalmat okoz sakit finna til; valda verkjum fare male, dolere 痛む 아프다 skaudėti sāpēt sakit pijn doen gjøre vondt, smerte boleć doer a durea болеть bolieť boleti boleti göra ont เจ็บปวด acımak, ağrımak 傷痛的 боліти دکھنا bị đau 伤痛的
4 to do harm (to) or have a bad effect (on) It wouldn't hurt you to work late just once. kwaad doen يَضُر навреждам uškodit skade schaden βλάπτω hacer daño kahjuks tulema اذيت كردن olla vahingoksi faire du mal (à) לִפגוֹע हानि पहुंचाना naškoditi, nauditi árt mencelakakan skaða, spilla fyrir fare male 害する 손해를[] 끼치다 pakenkti kaitēt membawa kesan buruk schaden (gjøre) skade, ha vondt av szkodzić fazer mal a dăuna причинять вред uškodiť škoditi naškoditi skada ทำให้เกิดผลร้ายต่อ zarar vermek 危害 заподіяти шкоду نقصان پہنچانا làm hại 危害
adj
1 upset; distressed She felt very hurt at/by his behaviour; her hurt feelings. seergemaak مُنْزَعِج، مَجْروح оскърбен uražený såret verletzt θιγμένος,πληγωμένος herido solvatud جريحه دار،غمگين loukkaantunut blessé פָּגוּע आहत povrijeden sértve; sértett sakit hati, tersinggung sár; móðgaður ferito 傷ついた 상처받은 įskaudintas, įžeistas aizvainots; sāpināts sedih beledigd såret, fornærmet, krenket strapiony magoado rănit оскорблённый urazený prizadet povređen sårad ซึ่งเจ็บปวด gücenmiş, incinmiş 傷害的 ображений افسردہ، دکھی buồn; tổn thương 伤害的
2 injured Are you badly hurt? beseer مَجْروح наранен zraněný såret; skadet verletzt χτυπημένος herido, lesionado viga saanud آسيب ديده loukkaantunut blessé פָּצוּע चोट ozlijeden megsérült cedera særður, meiddur, slasaður ferito けがをした 부상한 sužeistas ievainots cedera gewond skadet, såret zraniony ferido rănit, jignit раненый zranený ranjen povređen skadad ที่บาดเจ็บ yaralı, yaralanmış 傷痛的 поранений زخمی bị thương 伤痛的
adj hurtful
causing distress a hurtful remark. kwetsend, skadelik ضارٌّ، مُضِر вреден zraňující sårende schädlich βλαβερός, επιβλαβής hiriente, ofensivo haavav مضر haavoittava blessant פּוֹגֵע दुख:दायी štetan, škodljiv sértő menyakitkan særandi; skaðlegur offensivo 傷つけるような 상처를 주는 įžeidus, skaudinantis aizvainojošs; sāpinošs melukakan hati beledigend sårende, krenkende raniący, bolesny ofensivo care răneşte обидный bolestný žaljiv uvredljiv skadlig น้อยใจ acı veren; kırıcı, incitici 造成傷痛的，有害的 шкідливий; болючий تکلیف دہ có hại; gây tổn thương 造成伤痛的，有害的
adv hurtfully
kwetsend, skadelik بِضَرَر вредно urážlivě sårende schädlich βλαβερά de manera hiriente/ofensiva haavavalt بطور مضر vahingollisesti d'une manière blessante בְּאוֹפֶן פּוֹגֵע चोट पहुचाते हुए štetno; bolno sértő módon secara menyakitkan á særandi hátt, skaðvænlega in maniera offensiva 傷つけるように 유해하게 įžeidžiai aizvainojoši dengan cara yang menyakitkan hati beledigend sårende, krenkende obraźliwie ofensivamente jignitor обидно bolestne žaljivo uvredljivo skadligt อย่างน้อยใจ acı vererek, inciterek 造成傷痛地,有害地 болісно تکلیف پہنچانے کی انداز میں tai hại 造成伤痛地,有害地
n hurtfulness
skadelikheid ضَرَر вредност škodlivost sårbarhed der Schaden βλαβερότητα calidad de nocivo/dañino; calidad de hiriente haavav ضرر vahingollisuus nocivité פְּגִיעָה, עֶלבּוֹן दु:खदायिता štetnost, škodljivost fájdalmat okozás rasa sakit skaðsemi nocività 有害性 유해함 įžeidumas aizvainojamība kelukaan hati beledigdheid det å være krenket obraza desconsideração caracter ofensator обидчивость bolestivosť ranljivost; žaljivost uvredljivost skadlighet ความน้อยใจ yaralama, incitme 傷痛 болючість تکلیف دینے کا عمل tính có hại 伤痛
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