hurt Definition

hurt
verb hurt, hurting

1. To injure or cause physical pain to someone.

Thesaurus: injure, abuse, afflict, harm, torment, try, bruise, wound, maul, impair, cripple; Antonym: comfort, ease, soothe.
2. To cause mental or emotional pain to someone.

Thesaurus: offend, insult, spite, abuse, distress, victimize.
intr
3. To be painful.

Example: The wound hurts
intr
4. To be injured.

noun

1. An injury or wound.
2. Mental or emotional pain or suffering.

adj

1. Injured.

Example: He had a hurt leg
2. Aggrieved; upset.

Example: She had a hurt expression
Thesaurus: aching, aggrieved, sad, pained, stricken, suffering.

Etymology: 12c: from French hurter to knock against something.