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Hurt

həːt

Hurt definitions

verb

Inflections:

hurt hurting hurts

cause physical pain or injury to

"Ow! You're hurting me!"

Synonyms:
injure wound damage disable incapacitate impair maim mutilate cause injury to cause pain to
- (of a part of the body) suffer pain
  
  "my back hurts"
- cause emotional pain or distress to
  
  "she didn't want to hurt his feelings"
- (of a person) feel emotional pain or distress
  
  "he was hurting badly, but he smiled through his tears"
be detrimental to; harm

"high interest rates are hurting the local economy"

Synonyms:
harm damage do harm to be detrimental to weaken spoil mar blemish blight impair impede jeopardize undermine ruin wreck sabotage cripple
have a pressing need for

"Frank wasn't hurting for money"