verb
- to cause physical pain or injury to someone or something
- to cause emotional pain or distress to someone
- to feel physical or emotional pain
noun
- physical or emotional pain
adjective
- injured or damaged
Examples
- I hurt my knee when I fell off my bike.
- His cruel words really hurt her feelings.
- My back hurts from sitting too long.
- The scandal hurt the company’s reputation.
- She couldn’t hide the hurt in her eyes.
- The hurt animal limped away slowly.
- Don’t hurt yourself trying to lift that heavy box.
- The criticism hurt more than he expected.