hurt
Feeling the sting
Hurt covers physical pain and emotional distress.
Something hurts when it causes pain: My back hurts, That hurts!
To hurt someone is to injure or wound them, literally or figuratively: I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
As an adjective, hurt describes the injured state: a hurt expression, deeply hurt by the betrayal.
The noun is the pain itself: the hurt in her eyes.
Things that wouldn't hurt are advisable: It wouldn't hurt to ask.
Persistent dull discomfort
- painBodily or emotional distress
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- throbBeat with intensity
- stingSharp wound from insect
bruise · wound · cut · injury · tenderness · discomfort · twinge · pang
Split in hard material
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
abrasion · gash · wound · bruise · burn · break · dislocation · concussion
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- painBodily or emotional distress
rejection · betrayal · sadness · loneliness · resentment · bitterness · disappointment · abandonment
Cause hurt feelings
- slightMinor or thin
- stingSharp wound from insect
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- disparageExpress low opinion of
belittle · demean · disrespect · snub · rebuke · jab · dig · barb
Injury or damage
- impairTo diminish or damage
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- undermineWeaken by stealth
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
weaken · diminish · setback · detriment · destruction · ruin · deterioration · degradation
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
sting · bruise · wound · cut · injury · tenderness · discomfort · twinge · pang · smarting
fracture
Split in hard material
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
contusion · abrasion · gash · wound · bruise · burn · break · dislocation · concussion · scar
heartache
Deep emotional distress
pain · rejection · betrayal · sadness · loneliness · resentment · bitterness · disappointment · abandonment · devastation
offend
Cause hurt feelings
disparage · belittle · demean · disrespect · snub · rebuke · jab · dig · barb · cutting
harm
Injury or damage
- impairTo diminish or damage
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- undermineWeaken by stealth
sabotage · weaken · diminish · setback · detriment · destruction · ruin · deterioration · degradation · injure
PTSD
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- traumatizedEmotionally damaged by experience
- woundsBodily tissue damage
healing · recovery · triggered · scarred · haunted · painful · lasting · deep · lingering · unresolved
- hurt someone's feelingsCause emotional pain
- hurt feelings
- truth hurtsUnpleasant facts ache
- hurtful wordsLanguage intended to cause pain
- hurt a flyCause any harm whatsoever
- put a hurt onTo injure or damage severely
hurtful, hurting, unhurt, hurts, hurtle, hurtless, hurted, hurtfully, hurtfulness