to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him.
to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof. Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.
to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation; It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.
to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.
verb (used without object),hurt,hurt·ing.
to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress: My back still hurts.
to cause bodily or mental pain or distress: The blow to his pride hurt most.
to cause injury, damage, or harm.
to suffer want or need.
noun
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
injury, damage, or harm.
the cause of mental pain or offense, as an insult.
Heraldry. a rounded azure.
adjective
physically injured: The hurt child was taken to the hospital.
offended; unfavorably affected: hurt pride.
suggesting that one has been offended or is suffering in mind: Take that hurt look off your face!
damaged: hurt merchandise.
Origin of hurt
First recorded in 1150–1200; (verb) Middle English hurten, hirten, herten “to injure, damage, stumble, knock together,” apparently from Old French hurter “to knock (against), oppose” (compare French heurter, originally dialectal), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish unattested hûrt “ram,” cognate with Old Norse hrūtr; (noun) Middle English, from Old French, derivative of the verb
The exceptional offensive play of second-year defenseman Miro Heiskanen hasn’t hurt, either.
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He said that in the case of Away, he doesn’t think the brand will be hurt by having a one-time sale.
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So, keep in mind that one or two redirects here and there might not hurt much, but don’t let that number grow.
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Her plan was also hurt by the slumping economy this year, which pushed many state residents out of work and made more than 3,000 members eligible for Medicaid, the state-federal health program for the poor.
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Scaling back the program would hurt not just those who have been injured but the many more people who count on vaccines to protect them from dangerous diseases.
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The offices were firebombed in 2011; no one was hurt but a permanent police car was subsequently stationed outside.
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In 2012, as a 10th grader, Lean says he recorded his first legitimate song, “Hurt.”
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The “crying” incident is thought to have hurt Muskie in the primary--which he won handily, but with under 50 percent of the vote.
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Even the best of us can hurt the people who come to us for care when we forget that our foremost obligation is to them.
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To hurt them at their safe haven and homes—such an attack is perfect revenge.
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He had written to Maggie, and been surprised and hurt to receive no reply.
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The blast furnaces were not hurt at all, and will be in operation as soon as a supply of coke can be obtained.
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It must have hurt so horribly to be sawed in two, she thought.
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Then Mamie let Maggie squeeze; but she pinched harder than Bessie had done, and hurt it a little.
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Didn't he punish them, though, and said, 'You see I am trying not to hurt you!'
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British Dictionary definitions for hurt (1 of 2)
hurt1
/ (hɜːt) /
verbhurts, hurtingorhurt
to cause physical pain to (someone or something)
to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone)
to produce a painful sensation in (someone)the bruise hurts
(intr)informalto feel pain
noun
physical, moral, or mental pain or suffering
a wound, cut, or sore
damage or injury; harm
adjective
injured or pained physically or emotionallya hurt knee; a hurt look
Derived forms of hurt
hurter, noun
Word Origin for hurt
C12 hurten to hit, from Old French hurter to knock against, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse hrūtr ram, Middle High German hurt a collision
British Dictionary definitions for hurt (2 of 2)
hurt2
whort (hwɜːt)
/ (hɜːt) /
noun
Southern Englishdialect another name for whortleberry