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hurt
/hɜːt/
noun
An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
"how to overcome old hurts of the past"
A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.
Injury; damage; detriment; harm
verb
To be painful.
"Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better."
To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.
"If anybody hurts my little brother, I will get upset."
To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
adjective
Wounded, physically injured.
Pained.
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