Origin of hurt

1150–1200; (v.) Middle English hurten, hirten, herten to injure, damage, stumble, knock together, apparently < Old French hurter to knock (against), oppose (compare French heurter, orig. dial.), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish *hûrt ram, cognate with Old Norse hrūtr; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR hurt

3 mar, impair.
6 ache.
10 See injury.
12 cut, slight.

OTHER WORDS FROM hurt

hurt·a·ble, adjective hurt·er, noun un·hurt, adjective un·hurt·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for hurt

British Dictionary definitions for hurt (1 of 2)

hurt 1
/ (hɜːt) /

verb hurts, hurting or hurt

noun

adjective

injured or pained physically or emotionally a hurt knee; a hurt look

Derived forms of hurt

hurter, noun

Word Origin for hurt

C12 hurten to hit, from Old French hurter to knock against, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse hrūtr ram, Middle High German hurt a collision

British Dictionary definitions for hurt (2 of 2)

hurt 2

whort (hwɜːt)

/ (hɜːt) /

noun

Southern English dialect another name for whortleberry

Idioms and Phrases with hurt

hurt

see not hurt a fly.