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Definitions for Hurting

[1] to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
[2] to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him.
[3] to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof. Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.
[4] to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation; It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.
[5] to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.
[6] to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress: My back still hurts.
[7] to cause bodily or mental pain or distress: The blow to his pride hurt most.
[8] to cause injury, damage, or harm.
[9] to suffer want or need.
[10] a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
[11] injury, damage, or harm.
[12] the cause of mental pain or offense, as an insult.
[13] Heraldry . a rounded azure.
[14] physically injured: The hurt child was taken to the hospital.
[15] offended; unfavorably affected: hurt pride.
[16] suggesting that one has been offended or is suffering in mind: Take that hurt look off your face!
[17] damaged: hurt merchandise.
[18] to cause physical pain to (someone or something)
[19] to cause emotional pain or distress to (someone)
[20] to produce a painful sensation in (someone) the bruise hurts
[21] (intr) informal to feel pain
[22] physical, moral, or mental pain or suffering
[23] a wound, cut, or sore
[24] damage or injury; harm
[25] injured or pained physically or emotionally a hurt knee ; a hurt look
[26] Southern English dialect another name for whortleberry

Words related to Hurting

hurtharm, mar, injure, bruise, wound, damage, sting, impair, punish, trouble, annoy, sadden, upset, constrain, cramp, puncture, afflict, slap, torment, total

Words nearby Hurting

hurthursinghar, hurst, hurstmonceux, hurston, hurston, zora neale, hurt, hurter, hurtful, hurtle, hurtleberry, hurtless

Origin of Hurting

1150–1200; (v.) Middle English hurten, hirten, herten to injure, damage, stumble, knock together, apparently < Old French hurter to knock (against), oppose (compare French heurter, orig. dial.), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish *hûrt ram, cognate with Old Norse hrūtr; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.

Other words from Hurting

hurt·a·ble , adjective
hurt·er , noun
un·hurt , adjective
un·hurt·ing , adjective

Word origin for Hurting

C12 hurten to hit, from Old French hurter to knock against, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse hrūtr ram, Middle High German hurt a collision

Synonyms for Hurting

bruise, damage, harm, impair, injure, mar, punish, sting, trouble, wound, abuse, ache, afflict, ail, belt, bite, blemish, burn, cramp, cut, disable, flail, flog, kick, lacerate, lash, maltreat, maul, nip, pierce, pinch, pommel, prick, pummel, punch, puncture, slap, slug, smart, spank, spoil, squeeze, stab, tear, throb, torment, torture, total, wax, whack, whip, wing, wring, be sore, be tender, cut up, do violence, mess up, rough up, shake up, wrack up