hurt

/hə:t/

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The word "hurt" is used in English in different ways, and it can function as a verb, noun, and even an adjective. Here’s a simple breakdown for you:

Definitions:

1. As a Verb:

   • To feel pain: When someone is in pain, either physically or emotionally.
   • To cause pain: To make someone else feel pain, either physically or emotionally.

2. As a Noun:

   • Physical or emotional pain: This refers to the damage or suffering someone experiences.
   • Damage: It can refer to the damage done to someone or something.

3. As an Adjective:

   • It describes someone or something that is injured or damaged.

Usage Instructions:

• When using "hurt" as a verb, you can say "hurt" in the past tense (hurt) or "hurting" for continuous action.
• When using "hurt" as a noun, it is often used to describe emotional pain or damage (e.g., "the hurt").

Examples:

• Verb: "I hurt my back while lifting heavy boxes."
• Noun: "The hurt from the argument lasted for days."
• Adjective: "The hurt puppy needed care."

Advanced Usage:

• "Hurt" can also be used metaphorically, such as when someone feels emotional pain or distress due to a situation or action.
  • Example: "It hurt to see my friend leave for another country."

Word Variants:

• Hurtful (adjective): Causing pain or distress.
  • Example: "His hurtful comments made her cry."
• Hurting (verb): Present continuous form of "hurt."
  • Example: "She is still hurting from the breakup."

Different Meanings:

• In a physical sense, "hurt" can refer to injuries like cuts, bruises, or strains.
• In an emotional sense, it can refer to feelings of sadness, betrayal, or disappointment.

Synonyms:

• For the verb: injure, damage, wound, pain.
• For the noun: suffering, distress, pain, injury.
• For the adjective: injured, damaged, wounded.

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• "To hurt someone’s feelings": To say or do something that makes someone feel sad or upset.
• "No pain, no gain": This phrase suggests that you must endure some discomfort or hurt to achieve success.

Summary:

"Hurt" is a versatile word in English that can describe physical injuries, emotional pain, or the act of causing pain to someone else.

Academic

Adjective

1. damaged inanimate objects or their value
2. suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
   • nursing his wounded arm
   • ambulances...for the hurt men and women

Noun

1. the act of damaging something or someone
2. a damage or loss
3. feelings of mental or physical pain
4. psychological suffering
   • the death of his wife caused him great distress
5. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

Verb

1. feel pain or be in pain
2. feel physical pain
   • Were you hurting after the accident?
3. hurt the feelings of
   • She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
   • This remark really bruised my ego
4. cause damage or affect negatively
   • Our business was hurt by the new competition
5. cause emotional anguish or make miserable
   • It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
6. give trouble or pain to
   • This exercise will hurt your back
7. be the source of pain

Synonyms

• weakened
• wounded
• damage
• harm
• scathe
• detriment
• suffering
• distress
• injury
• trauma
• suffer
• ache
• wound
• injure
• bruise
• offend
• spite
• pain
• anguish
• smart