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Definition hurt in British English

hurt verb

verb
/hɜː(r)t/
1

to feel pain somewhere in your body

Example

Fred's knees hurt after skiing all day.

Synonyms and related words
suffer hurt ache
2

to cause physical pain or injury

Example

You're hurting my arm!

Example

These new boots hurt.

Example

Don't hurt yourself exercising.

Synonyms and related words
suffer hurt ache
3

to cause someone emotional pain

Example

I never meant to hurt your feelings.

Example

His cold behaviour hurt her deeply.

Example

It really hurts that you'd believe her instead of me.

Synonyms and related words
upset wound disturb
4

to cause damage or problems, or to harm someone's chance to succeed at something

Example

Oil spills hurt everyone.

Example

The weakness of the dollar has hurt car sales.

Example

computer equipment that won't hurt your wallet (=cost a lot)

Synonyms and related words
damage spoil harm damage spoil mark
Definition hurt in British English