hurt

[ hurt ]

/ hɜrt /

verb (used with object), hurt, hurt·ing.

to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.

to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him.

to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof. Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.

to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation; It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.

to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.

verb (used without object), hurt, hurt·ing.

to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress: My back still hurts.

to cause bodily or mental pain or distress: The blow to his pride hurt most.

to cause injury, damage, or harm.

to suffer want or need.

noun

a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.

injury, damage, or harm.

the cause of mental pain or offense, as an insult.

Heraldry. a rounded azure.

adjective

physically injured: The hurt child was taken to the hospital.

offended; unfavorably affected: hurt pride.

suggesting that one has been offended or is suffering in mind: Take that hurt look off your face!

damaged: hurt merchandise.

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.

5 afflict, wound.

6 ache.

10 See injury.

12 cut, slight.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hurt

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

Words nearby hurt

hursinghar, hurst, hurstmonceux, hurston, hurston, zora neale, hurt, hurter, hurtful, hurtle, hurtleberry, hurtless

Example sentences from the Web for unhurt

Rey, unhurt apart from a scratch on her cheek, eventually was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the killings.

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Both were unhurt, though half stifled by smoke, and greatly alarmed.

The Garret and the Garden |R.M. Ballantyne
There the courier whirled the stern of the canoe into his grasp, and, unhurt, Dunvegan raised himself over it.

The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) |Samuel Alexander White
She really was a splendid animal, unhurt either by excessive work or—as many modern mothers are—by a rotten fashionable life.

Here and Hereafter |Barry Pain

It seemed to me I was a goner, and it was some seconds before I realized I was alive and unhurt.

The Spell of Belgium |Isabel Anderson
In all the world, what is there sweeter than the happy, penetrating, satisfying laughter of unhurt youth?

Molly Bawn |Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for unhurt (1 of 3)

unhurt

/ (ʌnˈhɜːt) /

adjective

not having sustained any injury

British Dictionary definitions for unhurt (2 of 3)

hurt ¹

/ (hɜːt) /

verb hurts, hurting or hurt

to cause physical pain to (someone or something)

to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone)

to produce a painful sensation in (someone) the bruise hurts

(intr) informal to feel pain

noun

physical, moral, or mental pain or suffering

a wound, cut, or sore

damage or injury; harm

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 unhurt (3 of 3)

hurt ²

whort (hwɜːt)

/ (hɜːt) /

noun

Southern English dialect another name for whortleberry

Idioms and Phrases with unhurt

hurt

see not hurt a fly.

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hurt

verb (used with object), hurt, hurt·ing.

verb (used without object), hurt, hurt·ing.

noun

adjective

Origin of hurt

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adjective

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verb hurts, hurting or hurt

noun

adjective

Derived forms of hurt

Word Origin for hurt

British Dictionary definitions for unhurt (3 of 3)

whort (hwɜːt)

noun

Idioms and Phrases with unhurt

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hurt

verb (used with object), hurt, hurt·ing.

verb (used without object), hurt, hurt·ing.

noun

adjective

Origin of hurt

SYNONYMS FOR hurt

OTHER WORDS FROM hurt

Words nearby hurt

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adjective

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verb hurts, hurting or hurt

noun

adjective

Derived forms of hurt

Word Origin for hurt

British Dictionary definitions for unhurt (3 of 3)

whort (hwɜːt)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unhurt (1 of 3)