Hurt - Definition

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]