Hurt
verb
To cause pain or injury to someone or something.
Be careful with the knife, you could hurt yourself.
Often appears as...
- hurt someone
- hurt oneself
verb
To cause emotional pain or distress.
His words really hurt me.
Often appears as...
- hurt feelings
- words hurt
verb
To have a negative effect, especially in economic sense.
The high taxes are hurting small businesses.
Often appears as...
- hurt business
- hurt economy
adjective
In pain or injured.
Are you hurt? You look like you're in pain.
Often appears as...
- hurt ankle
- hurt badly
verb
To cause pain or injury to someone or something.
Be careful with the knife, you could hurt yourself.
Often appears as...
- hurt someone
- hurt oneself
verb
To cause emotional pain or distress.
His words really hurt me.
Often appears as...
- hurt feelings
- words hurt
verb
To have a negative effect, especially in economic sense.
The high taxes are hurting small businesses.
Often appears as...
- hurt business
- hurt economy
adjective
In pain or injured.
Are you hurt? You look like you're in pain.
Often appears as...
- hurt ankle
- hurt badly
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Sensation
Use 'hurt' to describe physical sensations that are unpleasant or painful.
My back really hurts after lifting those boxes.
Pro Tip 2/2Self-inflicted Accidents
'Hurt oneself' implies accidents or injury caused by the person's own actions.
I hurt myself while trying to open the jar.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Sensation
Use 'hurt' to describe physical sensations that are unpleasant or painful.
My back really hurts after lifting those boxes.
Pro Tip 2/2Self-inflicted Accidents
'Hurt oneself' implies accidents or injury caused by the person's own actions.
I hurt myself while trying to open the jar.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Sensation
Use 'hurt' to describe physical sensations that are unpleasant or painful.
My back really hurts after lifting those boxes.
Pro Tip 2/2Self-inflicted Accidents
'Hurt oneself' implies accidents or injury caused by the person's own actions.
I hurt myself while trying to open the jar.
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
to be agile to survive in the world to be successful and i always wish i could explain to them don't worry you know we're going to do something nice here i'm not trying to hurt you once i get you in this release when you never have to see me again so it is reassuring but it can be a pain
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The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
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What causes cavities? -...
Gradually, acid wears down a pathway for bacteria into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin,
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The art of the metaphor...
a hard life to a wrecked house you still have to live in. Those splinters and tacks feel real, they hurt your own feet and your own heart, but the mother is describing her life here, not her actual house. And hunger, and cold, exhausting work and poverty
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Why is being scared so...
is aided by the hormone oxytocin released during fight or flight. Fear is a powerful emotional experience, and anything that triggers a strong reaction is going to be stored in our memory really well. You don't want to forget what can hurt you.
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Economics of climate...
and wood mostly in third world countries so instead we try to push renewables with taxes and subsidies but the problem with taxes and specially energy taxes is it hurts that especially the poor with strong green policies in Britain cost of
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How do animals...
For animals that are similar to us, like mammals, it's often obvious when they're hurting. But there's a lot that isn't obvious, like whether pain relievers that work on us also help them. And the more different an animal is from us,
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Rethinking infidelity...
but the other is the essential, important act of expressing guilt and remorse for hurting his wife. But the truth is that I have noticed that quite a lot of people who have affairs may feel terribly guilty for hurting their partner,
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Watch One Family's...
that morning she's been hurt by something that it happened wouldn't win a friendship all I saw was her legs and then got called my husband I could tell she was disturbers what she said Rob Katie's
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How does your brain...
But pain also has a character, like sharp, dull, burning, or aching. What exactly creates these perceptions of pain? Well, when you get hurt, special tissue damage-sensing nerve cells,
Video examples
Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
to be agile to survive in the world to be successful and i always wish i could explain to them don't worry you know we're going to do something nice here i'm not trying to hurt you once i get you in this release when you never have to see me again so it is reassuring but it can be a pain
Video examples
The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
Video examples
What causes cavities? -...
Gradually, acid wears down a pathway for bacteria into the tooth's secondary layer called the dentin. Since blood vessels and nerves in our teeth are enclosed deep within, at this stage, the expanding cavity doesn't hurt. But if the damage extends beyond the dentin,
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
a hard life to a wrecked house you still have to live in. Those splinters and tacks feel real, they hurt your own feet and your own heart, but the mother is describing her life here, not her actual house. And hunger, and cold, exhausting work and poverty
Video examples
Why is being scared so...
is aided by the hormone oxytocin released during fight or flight. Fear is a powerful emotional experience, and anything that triggers a strong reaction is going to be stored in our memory really well. You don't want to forget what can hurt you.
Video examples
Economics of climate...
and wood mostly in third world countries so instead we try to push renewables with taxes and subsidies but the problem with taxes and specially energy taxes is it hurts that especially the poor with strong green policies in Britain cost of
Video examples
How do animals...
For animals that are similar to us, like mammals, it's often obvious when they're hurting. But there's a lot that isn't obvious, like whether pain relievers that work on us also help them. And the more different an animal is from us,
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
but the other is the essential, important act of expressing guilt and remorse for hurting his wife. But the truth is that I have noticed that quite a lot of people who have affairs may feel terribly guilty for hurting their partner,
Video examples
Watch One Family's...
that morning she's been hurt by something that it happened wouldn't win a friendship all I saw was her legs and then got called my husband I could tell she was disturbers what she said Rob Katie's
Video examples
How does your brain...
But pain also has a character, like sharp, dull, burning, or aching. What exactly creates these perceptions of pain? Well, when you get hurt, special tissue damage-sensing nerve cells,
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Quote examples
Jim Morrison
American Singer
People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend.
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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.
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Joe Biden
American President
A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
Two hurt people can not help each other. They can not.
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Calvin Coolidge
American President
I have never been hurt by what I have not said.
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Gegard Mousasi
Dutch Mixed Martial Artist
The truth hurts. It hurts to some people.
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Jim Morrison
American Singer
People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend.
Quote examples
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh Actor
Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then.
Quote examples
Billy Graham
American Clergyman
No matter how prepared you think you are for the death of a loved one, it still comes as a shock, and it still hurts very deeply.
Quote examples
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.
Quote examples
Joe Biden
American President
A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.
Quote examples
Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.
Quote examples
Mary J. Blige
American Musician
Two hurt people can not help each other. They can not.
Quote examples
Calvin Coolidge
American President
I have never been hurt by what I have not said.
Quote examples
Gegard Mousasi
Dutch Mixed Martial Artist
The truth hurts. It hurts to some people.
Example 1 of 10
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