hurt synonyms

hurt

modif.

wounded, injured, damaged, harmed, marred, impaired, shot, warped, struck, contused, bruised, stricken, battered, buffeted, mauled, hit, stabbed, mutilated, lacerated, disfigured, blemished, pained, in pain, disturbed, suffering, distressed, tortured, agonized, in a serious state, unhappy, slightly wounded, grazed, scratched, severely wounded, sorely hurt, nicked*, winged*; see also wounded.

Antonyms aided, helped, assisted.

hurt

n.

  1. A wound

    blow, gash, ache; see injury 1, pain 1.

  2. Damage

    ill-treatment, harm, persecution; see damage 1, disaster, misfortune 1.

hurt

v.

  1. To cause pain

    cramp, squeeze, cut, bruise, tear, pain, torment, try, afflict, kick, puncture, do violence, slap, abuse, administer punishment, flog, whip, whack, torture, gnaw, stab, pierce, maul, cut up, harm, damage, injure, wound, lacerate, harrow, convulse, prick, sting, do evil, chafe, bite, flail, give pain, grate, martyr, inflict pain, rasp, excruciate, burn, grind, rack, wring, nip, fret, crucify, martyrize, tweak, gripe, agonize, thrash, punch, prolong the agony, pinch, gall, spank, chastise, punish, pummel, lace, flail, buffet, drub, smite, trounce, scourge, flagellate, lambaste, baste, lash, cudgel, bastinado, belabor, birch, cane, switch, sandbag, cause pain, anguish, distress, displease, discommode, discompose, incommode, put out, give someone the works*, give no quarter*, barb the dart*, work over*, lay up*, wrack up*, wallop*, blackjack*, belt*, slug*; see also beat 2.

    Antonyms comfort*, ease*, soothe. *

  2. To harm

    damage, maltreat, injure, spoil; see damage 1, destroy 1.

  3. To distress

    worry, outrage, trouble; see bother 2, 3, disturb 2.

  4. To give a feeling of pain

    be sore, ache, throb, pain, be tender, be bruised, sting, bother, burn, irritate.

hurt implies a wounding physically or emotionally or a causing of any kind of harm or damage the rumors hurt his business; injure implies the marring of the appearance, health, soundness, etc. of a person or thing injured pride; harm more strongly suggests the pain or distress caused he wouldn't harm a fly; damage stresses the loss, as in value, usefulness, etc., resulting from an injury damaged goods; to impair something is to cause it to deteriorate in quality or to lessen in value, strength, etc. impaired hearing; spoil implies such serious impairment of a thing as to destroy its value, usefulness, etc. rain spoiled the party, the canned food was spoiled

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