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| 1. | [ verb ] cause injuries or bodily harm to | |
| Synonyms: | wound | |
| Related terms: | hurt shoot run_down harm twist graze bruise knife disable pull trample torture fracture maim traumatize calk concuss skin sabre stub subluxate injury injury wound injury | |
| 2. | [ verb ] hurt the feelings of | |
| Synonyms: | hurt spite offend bruise wound | |
| Examples: | "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests" "This remark really bruised me ego" |
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| Related terms: | arouse insult humiliate lacerate sting cattiness | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause damage or affect negatively | |
| Synonyms: | hurt | |
| Examples: | "Our business was hurt by the new competition" |
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| Related terms: | damage detriment | |
| Similar spelling: |
injured insure insurer insured inquire incur inquirer injury ingres inquiry ingress inshore increase incurved Inger insurgent increased increment injurious inquiring incurring incorrect |
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