1
as in to ache
to feel or cause physical pain
my head hurts a bad sprain that really hurts I hurt all over
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2
as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it
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as in to injure
to cause bodily damage to
the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes
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4
as in to grieve
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I know you must be hurting from the cruel words they said
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as in injured
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as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
in her hurt she said a lot of things to her boyfriend that she didn't really mean
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as in harm
something that causes loss or pain
a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
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Recent Examples of hurt
Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2025
Many fear the company is going to have raise prices on its devices, potentially hurting sales, though others expect that a fast ramp-up of operations in India could mitigate those risks.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
When paramedics arrived a few minutes later, Burch complained that his right side hurt.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Yang’s Biao has appeared multiple times before and never fails to disappoint, but with our current 145 percent tariff on China, the character was really in top form and put into focus the notion that this economic strategy is going to hurt America most.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2025
Many fear the company is going to have raise prices on its devices, potentially hurting sales, though others expect that a fast ramp-up of operations in India could mitigate those risks.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
Lost in the hurt and anger of the trade is that Davis is a Hall of Fame player.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
When paramedics arrived a few minutes later, Burch complained that his right side hurt.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurt
Verb
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Toronto has, for years, been aching for a superstar to stay in its midst.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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That day, an elbow that ached throughout his rehab from Tommy John surgery gave way.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Their son and daughter-in-law, Cameron Bott, 35, and his wife, Diana, 36, whose nearby home was damaged in the tornado, initiated a discussion about starting a GoFundMe to offset potential insurance shortfalls in rebuilding the gas station.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Appalachian Trail was damaged by Hurricane Helene.—
Lucille Sherman,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Memorial at Florida State University after a fatal shooting killed two people and injured several others.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2025
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The spill killed 11 people and injured 17 others as 210 million gallons of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico (recently renamed by the U.S. government as Gulf of America) for a total of 87 days.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Bravo’s grieving family were further frustrated by the California Highway Patrol’s decision not to issue an Amber Alert — the statewide alert activated by authorities to help find missing children — after Lee and the children disappeared.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not just consuming but diving in, getting outraged, grieving, swooning.—
Leila Herrmann,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kahle said that includes providing resources to participants for whom sharing experiences of intimate partner violence may cause trauma or mental health distress.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Costa Rican officials have disputed reports by the country’s Ombudsman’s Office that the deportees arrived in Costa Rica in visible distress and that authorities failed to guarantee proper conditions for arriving deportees.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Persistent exposure to air pollution can cause permanent harm, creating health problems for children and setting them up to become sicker adults.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The result is a pattern of harm that is widely underreported, legally under-enforced and institutionally ignored.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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His estranged relationship with his mother pains him, and his constant traveling suggests a restlessness at his core.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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As someone who has also been a lifelong animal lover, this pains me.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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The dashboard was part of an extended pressure campaign from Buttigieg, who, during his tenure in the Biden administration, publicly challenged the major carriers to improve service and transparency—particularly after a summer marred by cancellations and flight delays.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
8 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, Delaney’s personal life has been marred by what appears to be a pretty entrenched drinking problem, which has affected her career and led to very un-Diane Russell-like brushes with the law, the Daily Mail and other outlets have reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Hurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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