hurtful
/ˈhəːtfʊl
/ /ˈhəːtf(ə)l/adjective
Causing distress to someone’s feelings: his hurtful remarks...
- And what company in their right mind would touch such a nasty, intrusive, hurtful idea?
- She always found the most cruel, shaming and hurtful way possible to attack.
- I guess that is something that can be a bit hurtful or upsetting for me to ponder.
Synonyms
upsetting, distressing, wounding, painful;
unkind, cruel, nasty, mean, malicious, spiteful, snide, acerbic, cutting, biting, barbed, vicious, offensive
informal catty, bitchy
British informal sarky
North American informal snarky
rare acidulous, mordacious
Derivatives
hurtfully
/ /ˈhəːtf(ə)li / adverb ...- And my father began to speak hurtfully, sarcastically to me.
- Coun Campbell said: ‘I take it very hurtfully that I am operating only as a one-man or two-man parish council and that I am not acting in the best interests of the village.’
- ‘Fine, don't believe me, you'll all see’ Harrison said hurtfully.
hurtfulness
/ /ˈhəːtf(ə)lnəs / noun ...- It is as if finally our battles in all their hurtfulness and seriousness are being shown.
- It can be a lesson on the hurtfulness of put-downs, followed by discussions on ways to communicate ‘put-ups.’
- None of that matches the hurtfulness, however, of the effort to marginalize gays and lesbians through their children.
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