1
as in aches
to feel or cause physical pain
my head hurts a bad sprain that really hurts I hurt all over
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2
as in damages
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it
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as in injures
to cause bodily damage to
the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes
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as in grieves
to feel deep sadness or mental pain
I know you must be hurting from the cruel words they said
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as in pains
a state of great suffering of body or mind
in her hurt she said a lot of things to her boyfriend that she didn't really mean
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2
as in harms
something that causes loss or pain
a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
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Recent Examples of hurts
Heather Straughter, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Negative, mean or even well-intended but poorly delivered feedback always hurts.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But the fact that the market keeps hitting record highs and money fund assets are also hitting record highs doesn’t suggest the game is one where whatever benefits stocks hurts money markets.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
As Dexter questions why Batista’s death hurts so much, Brian chastises his brother for listening to Harry too much.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Not having Rashee Rice to start the year hurts as well.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This disconnect hurts everyone.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reducing their relationship to its transactional bones is a low blow that hurts Ron and underlines their inequality.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The injury to Wright especially hurts considering the running back room already lost short-yardage ace Alexander Mattison to a season-ending neck surgery.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
What hurts me doesn't necessarily hurt another person with the same loss.
—Heather Straughter, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Negative, mean or even well-intended but poorly delivered feedback always hurts.
—Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But the fact that the market keeps hitting record highs and money fund assets are also hitting record highs doesn’t suggest the game is one where whatever benefits stocks hurts money markets.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
As Dexter questions why Batista’s death hurts so much, Brian chastises his brother for listening to Harry too much.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Not having Rashee Rice to start the year hurts as well.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
This disconnect hurts everyone.
—Andrew Filev, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reducing their relationship to its transactional bones is a low blow that hurts Ron and underlines their inequality.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The injury to Wright especially hurts considering the running back room already lost short-yardage ace Alexander Mattison to a season-ending neck surgery.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Work On Your Personal Relationships Work on your most significant personal relationship to shore up conflict, hurts and wounds, and turn it into one that is life-giving and energizing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurts
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Symptoms are similar to the common flu, including fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, eye irritation and tiredness.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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My heart aches for Erika and their children.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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This interaction damages skin cells and can trigger irritation, redness, stinging or burning.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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If the power outage is specific to your home, say a lightning strike damages your electrical system, things change.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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Automobility directly or indirectly causes one in 34 deaths annually, injures more than 100 million people a year, and has killed as many people as the two World Wars combined.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the family grieves, the community is rallying around them.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yet, the new Terminal 1 has several stores that take great pains to include local flair.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The movie is, in part, about the labor pains of its creator, the screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Susan Marquis, a professor with Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, said the other ideas proposed by experts can help reduce the harms faced in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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On top of this, a TriTex filtration system makes sure the motor is kept out of harms way to ensure a long lifespan.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Portugal’s coastline throbs with beach goers and sports enthusiasts.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Hurts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurts. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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