Another word for hurt
hurt
modif.
wounded, injured, damaged, harmed, marred, impaired, shot, warped, struck, contused, bruised, stricken, battered, buffeted, mauled, hit, stabbed, mutilated, lacerated, disfigured, blemished, pained, in pain, disturbed, suffering, distressed, tortured, agonized, in a serious state, unhappy, slightly wounded, grazed, scratched, severely wounded, sorely hurt, nicked*, winged*; see also wounded.
Antonyms aided, helped, assisted.
hurt
v.
To cause pain
cramp, squeeze, cut, bruise, tear, pain, torment, try, afflict, kick, puncture, do violence, slap, abuse, administer punishment, flog, whip, whack, torture, gnaw, stab, pierce, maul, cut up, harm, damage, injure, wound, lacerate, harrow, convulse, prick, sting, do evil, chafe, bite, flail, give pain, grate, martyr, inflict pain, rasp, excruciate, burn, grind, rack, wring, nip, fret, crucify, martyrize, tweak, gripe, agonize, thrash, punch, prolong the agony, pinch, gall, spank, chastise, punish, pummel, lace, flail, buffet, drub, smite, trounce, scourge, flagellate, lambaste, baste, lash, cudgel, bastinado, belabor, birch, cane, switch, sandbag, cause pain, anguish, distress, displease, discommode, discompose, incommode, put out, give someone the works*, give no quarter*, barb the dart*, work over*, lay up*, wrack up*, wallop*, blackjack*, belt*, slug*; see also beat 2.
To harm
To distress
To give a feeling of pain
be sore, ache, throb, pain, be tender, be bruised, sting, bother, burn, irritate.
hurt implies a wounding physically or emotionally or a causing of any kind of harm or damage the rumors hurt his business; injure implies the marring of the appearance, health, soundness, etc. of a person or thing injured pride; harm more strongly suggests the pain or distress caused he wouldn't harm a fly; damage stresses the loss, as in value, usefulness, etc., resulting from an injury damaged goods; to impair something is to cause it to deteriorate in quality or to lessen in value, strength, etc. impaired hearing; spoil implies such serious impairment of a thing as to destroy its value, usefulness, etc. rain spoiled the party, the canned food was spoiled
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Another word for hurt
To cause physical damage to:
injure, wound. See helpTo have or cause a feeling of physical pain or discomfort:
ache, pain, pang, twinge. See painTo cause suffering or painful sorrow to:
aggrieve, distress, grieve, injure, pain, wound. See happyTo spoil the soundness or perfection of:
blemish, damage, detract from, disserve, flaw, harm, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate. See better, help
A state of physical or mental suffering:
affliction, agony, anguish, distress, misery, pain, torment, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness. See happyThe action or result of inflicting loss or pain:
damage, detriment, harm, injury, mischief. See help
MLA Style
"hurt." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 11 August 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/HURT>.
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hurt. (n.d.). Retrieved August 11th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/HURT
