Hurt

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HURT; p. pr. & vb. n. HURTING.] [A.-S. hurt, hurt, wounded, M. H. Ger. hurten, D. hurten, horten, O. Fr. hurter, N. Fr. heurter, Fr. urtar, It. urtare, to knock, thrust, strike, W. hwrdd, thrust, hyrddu, hyrddian, to push, drive, assault.]

1Sense 1. To cause physical pain to; to afflict; to wound or bruise painfully.

The hurt lion groans within his den. Dryden.

2Sense 2. To impair the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm.

Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. Milton.

3Sense 3. To wound the feelings of; to touch in point of honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. “I am angry and hurt.” Thackeray.

n. 1. A physical injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the like. The pains of sickness and hurts . . . all men feel. Locke. 2. Injury; damage; detriment. Syn.—Wound; bruise; injury; harm; damage; loss; detriment; mischief; bane; disadvantage.