Hurt

//hɜːt//

Synonyms for "hurt" (604 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (121)

Verb(24 words)

ache anguish wound injure offend pain smart spite suffer abuse agonize dere throe wring afflict affront aggrieve annoy behedge bewound

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blunt bruise burn carry

ache damage detriment distress injury pain smart suffer suffering weakened wound wounded abomination abrade abrasion abuse aches and pains aching affect affected

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Noun(4 words)

injury scathe whortleberry abasement

Adjective(4 words)

achesome aching achy banged up

Strong matches (181)

crack-up cracked crackle cramp crash crash into craze crazed cripple crippling crucified crucify crump crunch crying evil curse cut cut up damaged dash into

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debilitate defective defile defilement dejected deprave depress depressed depression despite despoil despoliation destroy destruction deteriorate deteriorated detraction dilapidate dilapidated dilapidation disable disablement disadvantage disappoint discomfort dismal disrepair disserve distressed do a mischief do evil do ill do wrong do wrong by dolor doom drawback embitter embittered encounter encroachment endamage envenom evil exacerbate exacerbated excruciate fall foul of feel pain feel the pangs fester flash burn flaw fly in the ointment foul fracture fray frazzle fret gall gash get get into trouble give offense give pain give umbrage gloomy gnaw go hard with grate graze grief grievance grieve grieved grimace grind gripe handicap harass harm harmed harrow harrowed have a misery havoc hex hit hit against hobbling hurt the feelings hurting hurtle ill impair impaired impairment imperfect impinge in bits in distress in pain in pieces in shards incapacitate incapacitation incise incision infect

Adjective(8 words)

crocked effete enervated fucked up gimped griefful hurty imbrued

Verb(34 words)

cut down damage damnify delay difficult diminish dis disrespect diss do damage to do for do ill do violence to excruciate forestay forset forslow forwork frustrate get in the way

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give someone grief give stick grieve hamper handicap harm harrow heckle hinder hold up hurt someone's feelings impair impede incommode

Noun(10 words)

damage dere detriment disgrace dishonour distress embarrassment harm humiliation ignominy

Related words (302)

infection inflame inflict pain infringement injure injured injustice inroad irritate irritated jinx kill kill by inches knock knock against lacerate lacerated laceration lame lesion

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liability loss loss of ground maim maiming make mincemeat of make worse malaise maltreat mangle mangled mar marred martyr martyred martyrize martyrized maul mauled mayhem meet melancholy menace mischief mischievousness misery mishandle mistreat misuse molest mortal wound mournful mutilate mutilated mutilation nasty blow nip offence offend on the rack outrage pained pang passion percuss persecute pierce pinch play havoc with play hob with poison pollute pollution pound prejudice prick prolong the agony puncture punish put back put to torture rack racked rankle rasp rend rent rip rub rueful ruin ruination ruinousness rum run run into rupture ruptured sabotage sad sadness savage scald scalded scarred scathe schmerz scorch scorched scotch scrape scratch scratched scuff second-degree burn shattered shock shoot shrink sickening sideswipe skin slam slam into slander slash slashed slit smack smack into smash smash into smash up smashed snake in the grass sore sore spot sorrowful spasm split spoil spoiling sprain sprung stab stab wound step backward stick sting strain stress stress of life strike strike against stroke stung suffer anguish taint tarnish tear tender spot the worse for the worst third-degree burn threaten thrill throb throes tingle torment tormented torn torture tortured toxin trample trauma traumatize tweak twinge twist twist the knife twisted twitch under the harrow unhappy upset venom vexation violate vitiate weaken weakening whomp wince woe woebegone worn worse worse off worsen worsened wounds immedicable wreak havoc wreak havoc on wrench wretched wring writhe wrong wronged wrung

Verb(56 words)

inhibit insult interfere intervene irritate lapidate lessen let limit mar maul misbid misdo misrespect misuse obstruct overslaugh pang passion pine

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Adjective(22 words)

injured jacked up languid low messed up pained painfilled painful raw smartful smarting sore suffering tender toothless tore up tormented vulnerated wasted weak

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weedy wounded

Noun(10 words)

lesion mortification obloquy opprobrium scath shame suffering trauma unhonour wound

Adjective(2 words)

weakened wounded

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

12 relation types

More general

30 entries

affect arouse cause to be perceived change of integrity damage discomfit discompose disconcert elicit enkindle evoke experience feel fire harm

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More specific

5 entries

flagellate lash martyr scourge whip

Synonyms

12 entries

ache damage detriment distress injury pain smart suffer suffering weakened wound wounded

Related terms

6 entries

ache agonizing harm hurty pain suffer

causes

1 entries

ache

derived

29 entries

Hurtville butt hurt butt-hurt did my back hurt your knife hurt for hurt locker hurt people hurt people hurt someone's feelings hurtability hurtable hurtbox hurtcore hurtee hurtful hurtle

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

hart

has context

2 entries

engineering heraldiccharge

has property

1 entries

painful

manner of

4 entries

arouse damage indispose perceive

related to

35 entries

ache azure bodily bruise cause damage damaged detriment experience harm helve humiliation hurty husk ice in pain

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similar

14 entries

abide bear brook damaged digest endure injured put up stand stick out stomach suffer support tolerate

Translations

336 translations across 87 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

λυπέω verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Arabic

3 entries

أَلِمَ verb (to be painful, to ache)
جَرَحَ verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
وَجِعَ verb (to be painful, to ache)

Armenian

4 entries

վիրավոր adj (wounded, injured)
վնասել verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
ցավել verb (to be painful, to ache)
ցավեցնել verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Aromanian

1 entries

dor (roa-rup) verb (to be painful, to ache)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

ağrımaq verb (to be painful, to ache)

Basque

1 entries

min egin verb (to be painful, to ache)

Belarusian

4 entries

бале́ць verb (to be painful, to ache)
пара́ніць verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
ра́ніць verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
хварэ́ць verb (to be painful, to ache)

Bulgarian

4 entries

обиден adj (pained)
ранен adj (wounded, injured)
болка noun (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience)
боли́ verb (to be painful, to ache)

Burmese

2 entries

နာ adj (wounded, injured)
နာ adj (pained)

Catalan

4 entries

ferit adj (wounded, injured)
ofès adj (pained)
danyar verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
doldre verb (to be painful, to ache)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎤᏪᎯᏍᏓᏁᎭ verb (to be painful, to ache)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

傷害 /伤害 verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
整傷 /整伤 verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
痛 verb (to be painful, to ache)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

傷 /伤 verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
傷害 /伤害 verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
疼 verb (to be painful, to ache)
痛 verb (to be painful, to ache)

Czech

4 entries

bolet verb (to be painful, to ache)
poranit verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
ranit verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
ranit verb (to cause emotional pain)

Dalmatian

1 entries

dolar verb (to be painful, to ache)

Danish

1 entries

gøre ondt verb (to be painful, to ache)

Dutch

4 entries

geblesseerd adj (wounded, injured)
gekwetst adj (wounded, injured)
gekwetst adj (pained)
gewond adj (wounded, injured)

Esperanto

4 entries

damaĝi verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
dolori verb (to be painful, to ache)
dolorigi verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
vundi verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Estonian

1 entries

valutama verb (to be painful, to ache)

Finnish

4 entries

haavoittunut adj (wounded, injured)
loukkaantunut adj (wounded, injured)
loukkaantunut adj (pained)
jomottaa verb (to be painful, to ache)

French

4 entries

blessé adj (wounded, injured)
heurte noun (blue roundel)
blesser verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
blesser verb (to cause emotional pain)

Friulian

2 entries

dulî verb (to be painful, to ache)
ferî verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Galician

4 entries

ferido adj (wounded, injured)
magoado adj (wounded, injured)
magoado adj (pained)
mancado adj (wounded, injured)

Georgian

2 entries

ზიანის მიყენება verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
სტკივა verb (to be painful, to ache)

German

4 entries

verletzt adj (wounded, injured)
quälen verb (to cause emotional pain)
schmerzen verb (to be painful, to ache)
verletzen verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Greek

4 entries

λυπώ verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
πληγώνω verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
πονώ verb (to be painful, to ache)
τραυματίζω verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Hebrew

3 entries

הִכְאִיב verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
כָּאַב verb (to be painful, to ache)
פָּגַע verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Hindi

3 entries

आहत adj (wounded, injured)
घायल adj (wounded, injured)
दर्द करना verb (to be painful, to ache)

Hungarian

4 entries

megsérült adj (wounded, injured)
sebesült adj (wounded, injured)
sérült adj (wounded, injured)
bánt verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Icelandic

4 entries

meiða verb (to be painful, to ache)
meiða verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
særa verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
vera vont verb (to be painful, to ache)

Ido

2 entries

dolorar verb (to be painful, to ache)
dolorigar verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Indonesian

2 entries

melukai verb (to be painful, to ache)
melukai verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Irish

3 entries

gortaithe adj (wounded, injured)
gortaigh verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
gortaigh verb (to cause emotional pain)

Italian

4 entries

ferito adj (wounded, injured)
danneggiare verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
dolere verb (to be painful, to ache)
fare male verb (to be painful, to ache)

Japanese

4 entries

傷付いた adj (wounded, injured)
腹立たしげだ adj (pained)
傷つける verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
傷付ける verb (to cause emotional pain)

Kabyle

1 entries

qreḥ verb (to be painful, to ache)

Kapampangan

4 entries

kesugatanan adj (wounded, injured)
sakit adj (pained)
aray verb (to be painful, to ache)
kasakit verb (to be painful, to ache)

Khmer

1 entries

ឈឺ verb (to be painful, to ache)

Korean

3 entries

아픈 adj (wounded, injured)
아프다 verb (to be painful, to ache)
해치다 verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Lao

2 entries

ປວດ verb (to be painful, to ache)
ເຈັບ verb (to be painful, to ache)

Latin

4 entries

laesus adj (wounded, injured)
doleō verb (to be painful, to ache)
laedō verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
laedō verb (to cause emotional pain)

Latvian

3 entries

sāpināt verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
sāpināt verb (to cause emotional pain)
sāpēt verb (to be painful, to ache)

Lithuanian

2 entries

skaudėti verb (to be painful, to ache)
sopėti verb (to be painful, to ache)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

bóleś verb (to be painful, to ache)

Lushootseed

1 entries

ʔila adj (wounded, injured)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

wéi doen verb (to be painful, to ache)

Macedonian

1 entries

боли verb (to be painful, to ache)

Malay

1 entries

sakit verb (to be painful, to ache)

Middle English

2 entries

hurten verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
hurten verb (to cause emotional pain)

Mongolian

2 entries

гэмтээх verb (to be painful, to ache)
өвтгөх verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Māori

4 entries

mamae noun (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience)
pākikini noun (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience)
uruhua noun (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience)
whakamamae verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Northern Ohlone

1 entries

kiská̄yi verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Norwegian

3 entries

skadet adj (wounded, injured)
gjøre vont verb (to be painful, to ache)
skade verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Occitan

4 entries

adolorir verb (to be painful, to ache)
dòler verb (to be painful, to ache)
dòlre verb (to be painful, to ache)
ferir verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Old English

2 entries

wierdan verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
ābelgan verb (to cause emotional pain)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

خسته adj (wounded, injured)
داغلامق verb (to cause emotional pain)
قیرمق verb (to cause emotional pain)
ییقمق verb (to cause emotional pain)

Persian

2 entries

زخمی adj (wounded, injured)
درد کشیدن verb (to be painful, to ache)

Pipil

2 entries

cucúa verb (to be painful, to ache)
kukua verb (to be painful, to ache)

Polish

4 entries

bolący adj (pained)
poszkodowany adj (wounded, injured)
ranny adj (wounded, injured)
zbolały adj (pained)

Portuguese

4 entries

ferido adj (wounded, injured)
machucado adj (wounded, injured)
aleijar verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
doer verb (to be painful, to ache)

Quechua

1 entries

nanay verb (to be painful, to ache)

Romanian

3 entries

durea verb (to be painful, to ache)
răni verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
vătăma verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Romansch

4 entries

dolair verb (to be painful, to ache)
dulair verb (to be painful, to ache)
dular verb (to be painful, to ache)
duleir verb (to be painful, to ache)

Russian

4 entries

оби́женный adj (pained)
повреждённый adj (wounded, injured)
пострада́вший adj (wounded, injured)
ра́неный adj (wounded, injured)

Sanskrit

2 entries

आहत adj (wounded, injured)
द्रुह्यति verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Sardinian

4 entries

doli verb (to be painful, to ache)
dòlere verb (to be painful, to ache)
dòliri verb (to be painful, to ache)
firiri verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

ciùrrte adj (wounded, injured)
ciùrr verb (to be painful, to ache)
ciùrr verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

povređen adj (wounded, injured)
ranjen adj (wounded, injured)
повређен adj (wounded, injured)
рањен adj (wounded, injured)

Slovak

1 entries

bolieť verb (to be painful, to ache)

Slovene

1 entries

boleti verb (to be painful, to ache)

Spanish

4 entries

dolido adj (pained)
herido adj (wounded, injured)
leso adj (wounded, injured)
adolecer verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Swahili

1 entries

jeruhi verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Swedish

4 entries

skadad adj (wounded, injured)
sårad adj (wounded, injured)
göra illa verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
göra ont verb (to be painful, to ache)

Tagalog

3 entries

masakit verb (to be painful, to ache)
saktan verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
saktan verb (to cause emotional pain)

Tajik

1 entries

дард кашидан verb (to be painful, to ache)

Tamil

1 entries

அடிப்பட்ட adj (wounded, injured)

Telugu

4 entries

గాయపడు adj (wounded, injured)
బాధపడిన adj (pained)
గాయము చేయు verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
నొప్పించు verb (to be painful, to ache)

Thai

3 entries

ปวด verb (to be painful, to ache)
เจ็บ verb (to be painful, to ache)
เจ็บ verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Tibetan

1 entries

ན verb (to be painful, to ache)

Turkish

4 entries

acımak verb (to be painful, to ache)
acıtmak verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
ağrımak verb (to be painful, to ache)
ağrıtmak verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)

Ukrainian

4 entries

пора́нений adj (wounded, injured)
постраждалий adj (wounded, injured)
болі́ти verb (to be painful, to ache)
захворі́ти verb (to be painful, to ache)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

boleć verb (to be painful, to ache)

Urdu

3 entries

اہت adj (wounded, injured)
زخمی adj (wounded, injured)
درد کرنا verb (to be painful, to ache)

Uzbek

1 entries

og'rimoq verb (to be painful, to ache)

Vietnamese

3 entries

đau adj (pained)
nhức verb (to be painful, to ache)
đau verb (to be painful, to ache)

White Hmong

3 entries

mob verb (to be painful, to ache)
mob verb (to cause physical pain and/or injury)
mob verb (to cause emotional pain)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I didn't mean to hurt you.

Source: tatoeba (17044)

My shoes hurt. I'm in agony.

Source: tatoeba (18113)

These shoes are too tight. They hurt.

Source: tatoeba (18119)

Did she hurt that kitten?

Source: tatoeba (20203)

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