Word

hurt, v.
(hurting, hurts)
freq. cnt. 27

give trouble or pain to
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

hurt

sample sentences

"This exercise will hurt your back"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Did he %s his foot?

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hurt hurt

semantic pointers

cause

hurt, ache, smart

hypernym

indispose

hyponym

injure, wound pain, trouble, ail disagree with

be the source of pain
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

ache hurt smart

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Did his feet %s?

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Did his feet %s?

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Did his feet %s?

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hurt hurting

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aching ache

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

smarting smart

semantic pointers

hyponym

burn, bite, sting burn itch hunger thirst act up throb shoot

hypernym

cause to be perceived

cause damage or affect negatively
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

hurt injure

sample sentences

"Our business was hurt by the new competition"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hurt

semantic pointers

hypernym

damage

cause emotional anguish or make miserable
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

anguish hurt pain

sample sentences

"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hurt

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pain pain pain

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

anguish anguish

semantic pointers

hypernym

upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit

cause

suffer

hyponym

break someone's heart agonize, agonise try torture, torment, excruciate, rack

hurt the feelings of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

bruise hurt injure offend spite wound

sample sentences

"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"
"This remark really bruised my ego"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

offensive offense offence

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

spite spite

semantic pointers

hyponym

insult, affront, diss lacerate sting humiliate, humble, mortify, chagrin, abase

hypernym

arouse, evoke, elicit, provoke, fire, raise, enkindle, kindle

feel pain or be in pain
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

hurt suffer

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sufferance suffering sufferer suffering

antonym

be well

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hurt hurting

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

have choke, gag, strangle, suffocate ail starve, hunger, famish

feel physical pain
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

ache hurt suffer

sample sentences

"Were you hurting after the accident?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Sam and Sue %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aching ache

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

suffering sufferer suffering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

hurt hurting

semantic pointers

hypernym

perceive, comprehend

hyponym

catch, get twinge prick, sting, twinge kill