hurt
- adjective
- /hɜrt/
- After falling off his bike, he lay on the ground, clearly hurt and unable to move.
As long as I don't get hurt, this is a success.
- As long as I don't get hurt, this is a success.
- One of the Chiapitas got hurt, I think it was Ivan Archibaldo.
- When Chauncey was hurt, Matt Barnes, Blake and DJ.
- Now give me all your money and nobody gets hurt, and I've escaped.
- Mcpherson's been hurt and they playing in Pittsburgh.
- So no, I didn't see a lot of hurt non combatants.
Examples
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The men laugh, even Richard, and she feels hurt and angry all at once.
Fiction book (1994) -
But now I am too hurt.
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People are getting hurt and I could get caught.
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Perhaps she was so hurt that she was not going to answer.
Fiction book (1996) -
Because for the first time, I see how hurt she is there.
Fiction book (1991) -
- Is he badly hurt?
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I'm hurt, confused, and I feel betrayed.
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He seemed confused and a little hurt, not angry.
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Only those who were very ill or hurt came to the infirmary.
Fiction book (1995) -
Momma gave a sharp, hurt cry at the sight of the blood.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
An unpleasant feeling in the body because of injury or illness
Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
A bad effect on people or things
A serious physical injury from an accident or attack
Idioms
A phrase that says hurt to the body is worse than insults and words do not hurt
Compounds
How Injured
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hurt comes from an old French verb hurter meaning 'to hit' or 'knock', so to be hurt is like being hit and having a physical injury.