Meaning & use
hurt
To cause physical pain or emotional distress to someone.
See it in a sentence
She hurt her ankle jumping down from the wall.
His careless comment hurt her feelings more than he realized.
A note on using this word
The past tense of 'hurt' is 'hurt,' not 'hurted' — it is an irregular verb that stays the same in the past tense.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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