hurting
In physical distress
Hurting describes being in pain, whether physical or emotional: My back is hurting, She's still hurting from the breakup.
As an adjective, it characterizes someone or something in a bad state: a hurting team, hurting for cash.
To be hurting for something is to need it badly.
The word carries more immediacy than simply saying something hurts—it emphasizes ongoing distress.
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbBeat with intensity
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
stiffness · twinge · pang · cramp · spasm · burning · prickling · numbness
Coiled, or an injury
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
- cutSeverance or reduction
- scrapeRub harshly against
- gashDeep, ragged incision
laceration · sprain · fracture · contusion · abrasion · puncture · tear · strain
Crushing emotional pain
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- despairTotal absence of hope
loneliness · rejection · betrayal · melancholy · resentment · sadness · dejection · distress
Violent sudden disturbance
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- triggeredCaused to activate
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
scarred · retraumatized · dissociation · hypervigilance · survivor · abuse · assault · crisis
Act of completely ruining
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- erosionGradual wearing away
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
ruin · corrosion · wear · breakage · impairment · weakening · undermining · compromising
Regaining what was lost
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- mendingRestoring damaged items
- treatmentCare for an ailment
relief · soothing · comfort · remedy · salve · balm · recuperation · convalescence
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- throbBeat with intensity
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
discomfort · stiffness · twinge · pang · cramp · spasm · burning · prickling · numbness · rawness
wound
Coiled, or an injury
gash · laceration · sprain · fracture · contusion · abrasion · puncture · tear · strain · dislocation
heartbreak
Crushing emotional pain
despair · loneliness · rejection · betrayal · melancholy · resentment · sadness · dejection · distress · suffering
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
- triggeredCaused to activate
haunted · scarred · retraumatized · dissociation · hypervigilance · survivor · abuse · assault · crisis · shattered
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- erosionGradual wearing away
- decayGradual organic breakdown
degradation · ruin · corrosion · wear · breakage · impairment · weakening · undermining · compromising · worsening
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- mendingRestoring damaged items
treatment · relief · soothing · comfort · remedy · salve · balm · recuperation · convalescence · easing
- griefgrief, mourning, bereavement, sorrow, grieving
- hostile behaviorsattacking, bullying, fighting, harassing, hitting
- bodily harminjure, wound, harm, injuries, bruise
- harmharming, injury, abuse, injuring, burn
- painache, pain, agony, suffering, throb
- hangoverhangover, hungover, morning after, rough night, one too many
hurtingpainless
Causing no discomfort
comfortable · numb · pain-free · soothed · at ease
hurtinghappy
Feeling pleasure or contentment
content · joyful · thriving · flourishing · at peace
hurtinghelping
Single portion given
healing · aiding · benefiting · comforting · soothing
hurt, hurtful, unhurt, hurts, hurtless, hurted, hurtfully, hurtfulness