hurt
/hə:t/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Verb:
- To cause physical pain or injury: To inflict bodily harm or damage.
- To cause emotional pain or distress: To offend or upset someone's feelings.
- To be a source of pain: To feel physical or emotional pain.
- To be detrimental or cause damage: To have a negative effect on something.
Noun:
- Physical injury or pain: A wound or the feeling of bodily pain.
- Emotional pain or distress: Psychological suffering or sadness.
- Damage or harm: A negative effect or loss.
Adjective:
- Physically injured: Suffering from a wound or bodily damage.
- Emotionally distressed: Feeling upset or offended.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Be careful not to hurt yourself with that knife. (Causing physical injury)
- His harsh words really hurt her feelings. (Causing emotional pain)
- My back hurts after lifting those heavy boxes. (Feeling physical pain)
- The scandal hurt the company's reputation. (Causing damage)
Noun:
- He suffered a minor hurt to his knee during the game. (Physical injury)
- She tried to hide the hurt in her eyes after the argument. (Emotional pain)
- The policy change caused significant hurt to small businesses. (Damage or harm)
Adjective:
- The hurt animal was taken to the veterinarian. (Physically injured)
- He had a hurt look on his face when he heard the news. (Emotionally distressed)
Advanced Usage
"to be hurting for something": To be in great need of something.
- The charity is hurting for donations this winter. (The charity desperately needs donations.)
"it won't hurt to (do something)": It would be beneficial or harmless to do something.
- It won't hurt to double-check your answers before submitting the test. (It is a good idea to check.)
Variants and Related Words
Hurtful (adj): Causing emotional distress.
- She apologized for her hurtful comments. (Comments that caused pain.)
Hurting (adj/n): Suffering pain; the state of being in pain.
- He is still hurting from the loss of his job. (Still suffering emotionally.)
Synonyms
- Injure (v): To cause physical harm.
- Damage (v/n): To impair or harm; the resulting harm.
- Distress (v/n): To cause anxiety or sorrow; a state of suffering.
- Ache (v/n): To suffer a dull, persistent pain; such a pain.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Hurt for: To feel sympathy or compassion for someone.
- I really hurt for the families affected by the disaster. (I feel deep sympathy for them.)
Related Idioms
"to cry hurt": To complain about being wronged or injured (often used sarcastically).
- After the fair decision, he had no right to cry hurt. (He had no right to complain of being wronged.)
"a world of hurt": A great deal of trouble or pain.
- If we miss this deadline, we'll be in a world of hurt. (We will face serious problems.)
Adjective
- damaged inanimate objects or their value
- suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
- nursing his wounded arm
- ambulances...for the hurt men and women
Noun
- the act of damaging something or someone
- a damage or loss
- feelings of mental or physical pain
- psychological suffering
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
- any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Verb
- feel pain or be in pain
- feel physical pain
- Were you hurting after the accident?
- hurt the feelings of
- She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
- This remark really bruised my ego
- cause damage or affect negatively
- Our business was hurt by the new competition
- cause emotional anguish or make miserable
- It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
- give trouble or pain to
- This exercise will hurt your back
- be the source of pain