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hurtful

(hɜːʳtfʊl)
adjective
If you say that someone's comments or actions are hurtful, you mean that they are unkind and upsetting.
Her comments can only be hurtful to Mrs Green's family.
Synonyms: unkind, upsetting, distressing, mean More Synonyms of hurtful

hurtful in British English

(ˈhɜːtfʊl)
adjective
causing distress or injury
to say hurtful things
Derived forms
hurtfully (ˈhurtfully)
adverb
hurtfulness (ˈhurtfulness)
noun

hurtful in American English

(ˈhɜrtfəl)
adjective
causing hurt; harmful
Derived forms
hurtfully (ˈhurtfully)
adverb
hurtfulness (ˈhurtfulness)
noun

Examples of 'hurtful' in a sentence
hurtful

We argued a lot and said some hurtful things.
The Sun (2011)
They say the most hurtful things to each other.
The Sun (2015)
The most hurtful comments were made by those who questioned my ability.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The most hurtful thing is he saves all the cards and photos.
The Sun (2006)
She has shown that hurtful comments can be turned into a force for good.
The Sun (2014)
That was the most hurtful thing throughout the relationship.
The Sun (2014)
She blamed her plight on a hurtful comment by a critic about her weight.
The Sun (2015)
Some of the hurtful things he has said still keep coming into my mind.
The Sun (2016)
On the red carpet she admitted the comments had been hurtful.
The Sun (2015)
Do you want to marry a woman who can say such hurtful things and then not reassure you?
The Sun (2015)
Does this imply those who use a false name to say hurtful things should be somehow immune from scrutiny?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Sometimes it is difficult because these people say some nasty things about us and do some terribly hurtful things.
Christianity Today (2000)
The biggest problem is the grey area where people stay on the right side of libel laws but say hurtful things.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They are beyond belief and we hope that the people responsible will come to learn how deeply and unnecessarily hurtful their comments are.
The Sun (2010)
He would say hurtful things - it was as if he had changed overnight.
The Sun (2009)
I try not to read online comments as they can be really hurtful.
The Sun (2016)
I doubt he means to be hurtful.
The Sun (2011)
I know they were just being honest but it was really hurtful.
The Sun (2014)
I kept getting more texts from her and loads of voicemails which were really hurtful.
The Sun (2007)
I don't find it deeply hurtful.
The Sun (2015)
It was deeply offensive and hurtful,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
hurtful

British English: hurtful ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone's comments or actions are hurtful, you mean that they are unkind and upsetting.
Her comments can only be very hurtful to her family.
  • American English: hurtful
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ofensivo
  • Chinese: 引起痛苦的
  • European Spanish: hiriente
  • French: blessant
  • German: verletzend
  • Italian: che ferisce
  • Japanese: 感情を害する
  • Korean: 감정을 상하게 하는
  • European Portuguese: ofensivo
  • Latin American Spanish: hiriente

Chinese translation of 'hurtful'

hurtful

(ˈhəːtful)

adj

  1. [remark] 刻薄的 (kèbó de)
(adjective) 
Her comments were very hurtful to Mrs Green's family.
Synonyms
unkind
He apologised for being unkind.
upsetting
distressing
the distressing symptoms of anxiety
mean
cutting
People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior to others.
damaging
Is the recycling process damaging to the environment?
wounding
wounding remarks about her appearance
nasty
He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it.
cruel
They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.
the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors
destructive
the awesome destructive power of nuclear weapons
harmful
the harmful effects of smoking
malicious
She described the charges as malicious.
mischievous
a mischievous campaign by the press
detrimental
These foods are considered detrimental to health.
pernicious (formal)
the pernicious effects of alcoholism
spiteful
He could be spiteful.
prejudicial
eight years in jail for actions considered prejudicial to security
injurious
Stress in itself is not necessarily injurious.
disadvantageous
This policy has proved extremely disadvantageous for us.
maleficent

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cruel
Definition
deliberately causing pain without pity
They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors
Synonyms
brutal,
ruthless,
callous,
sadistic,
inhumane,
hard,
fell (archaic),
severe,
harsh,
savage,
grim,
vicious,
relentless,
murderous,
monstrous,
unnatural,
unkind,
heartless,
atrocious,
inhuman,
merciless,
cold-blooded,
malevolent,
hellish (informal),
depraved,
spiteful,
brutish,
bloodthirsty,
remorseless,
barbarous,
pitiless,
unfeeling,
sanguinary,
hard-hearted,
stony-hearted,
implacable
in the sense of cutting
Definition
(of a remark) likely to hurt the feelings
People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior to others.
Synonyms
hurtful,
wounding,
severe,
acid,
bitter,
malicious,
scathing,
acrimonious,
barbed,
sarcastic,
sardonic,
caustic,
vitriolic,
trenchant,
pointed,
mordacious
in the sense of damaging
Is the recycling process damaging to the environment?
Synonyms
harmful,
detrimental,
hurtful,
ruinous,
toxic,
prejudicial,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
disadvantageous

Synonyms of 'hurtful'

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