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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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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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as in harms
something that causes loss or pain
a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
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“Hurts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurts. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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