hurted

Kid's past pain

Hurted is a nonstandard past tense of hurt, used mainly by young children who haven't yet learned that hurt is unchanged in past tense: Mommy, I hurted my knee.

Adults sometimes use it playfully or ironically to sound childlike: My feelings are hurted.

physical

ache

Persistent dull discomfort

throbBeat with intensity
stingSharp wound from insect
sorenessTender, painful sensation

discomfort · pang · twinge · cramp · spasm · bruise · scrape · cut · wound · injury

childish

boo-boo

Minor childhood injury

owiesChildish term for injuries
ouchPain interjection
cryingEmotional tear release

mommy · bandaid · tears · whimper · sniffle · scrape · tumble · bumped

emotional

feelings

Emotional responses experienced internally

upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
sadEmotionally low
cryingEmotional tear release

heartache · distress · rejection · betrayal · disappointment · mean · unkind · teasing · bullying · lonely

Opposites

grammatical correctness

hurtedhurt

Cause or feel pain

proper English · standard form · proper usage

language register/competence

hurtedproper grammar

Standard language rules

Phrases

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

Family

hurt, hurtful, hurting, unhurt, hurts, hurtless, hurtfully, hurtfulness

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G