hurt someone's feelings
idiom
: to upset someone : to make someone feel bad
I'm sorry—I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
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Leo July 23-August 22 Acting out of fear could hurt someone's feelings.
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Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you're offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone's feelings.
—Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
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Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you're offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone's feelings.
—Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
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“Hurt someone's feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurt%20someone%27s%20feelings. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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