ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Hurt', Synonyms of 'Hurt' & More on 'Hurt'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

hurt
    adj 1: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered
           in battle; "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances...for
           the hurt men and women" [syn: hurt, wounded]
    2: damaged inanimate objects or their value [syn: hurt,
       weakened]
    n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or
         accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury, hurt, harm,
         trauma]
    2: psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him
       great distress" [syn: distress, hurt, suffering]
    3: feelings of mental or physical pain [syn: suffering,
       hurt]
    4: a damage or loss [syn: detriment, hurt]
    5: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: damage,
       harm, hurt, scathe]
    v 1: be the source of pain [syn: ache, smart, hurt]
    2: give trouble or pain to; "This exercise will hurt your back"
    3: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to
       see my children not being taught well in school" [syn:
       pain, anguish, hurt]
    4: cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by
       the new competition" [syn: hurt, injure]
    5: hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include
       me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
       [syn: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite]
    6: feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
       [syn: hurt, ache, suffer]
    7: feel pain or be in pain [syn: suffer, hurt] [ant: be
       well]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hurt \Hurt\, n. (Mach.)
   (a) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
   (b) A husk. See Husk, 2.
       [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hurt \Hurt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurt; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Hurting.] [OE. hurten, hirten, horten, herten; prob. fr.
   OF. hurter, heurter, to knock, thrust, strike, F. heurter;
   cf. W. hyrddu to push, drive, assault, hwrdd a stroke, blow,
   push; also, a ram, the orig. sense of the verb thus perhaps
   being, to butt as a ram; cf. D. horten to push, strike, MHG.
   hurten, both prob. fr. Old French.]
   1. To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound
      or bruise painfully.
      [1913 Webster]

            The hurt lion groans within his den.  --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to
      damage; to injure; to harm.
      [1913 Webster]

            Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to
      offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. "I
      am angry and hurt." --Thackeray.
      [1913 Webster]

4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Hurt, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
   Population (2000):    1276
   Housing Units (2000): 592
   Land area (2000):     2.619250 sq. miles (6.783827 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.619250 sq. miles (6.783827 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            39224
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             37.094941 N, 79.298443 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     24563
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Hurt, VA
    Hurt

Thesaurus Results for hurt:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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