From Middle English hurten, hirten, hertan (“to injure, scathe, knock together”), from Old Northern French hurter ("to ram into, strike, collide with"; > Modern French heurter), perhaps from Frankish *hūrt (“a battering ram”), cognate with Welsh hwrdd (“ram”) and Cornish hordh (“ram”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hrūtaną, *hreutaną (“to fall, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to fall, beat, smash, strike, break”); however, the earliest instances of the verb in Middle English are as old as those found in Old French, which leads to the possibility that the Middle English word may instead be a reflex of an unrecorded Old English *hyrtan, which later merged with the Old French verb. Germanic cognates include Dutch horten (“to push against, strike”), Middle Low German hurten (“to run at, collide with”), Middle High German hurten (“to push, bump, attack, storm, invade”), Old Norse hrútr (“battering ram”).
Alternate etymology traces Old Northern French hurter rather to Old Norse hrútr (“ram (male sheep)”), lengthened-grade variant of hjǫrtr (“stag”), from Proto-Germanic *herutuz, *herutaz (“hart, male deer”), which would relate it to English hart (“male deer”). See hart.
From Middle English hurten, hirten, hertan (“to injure, scathe, knock together”), from Old Northern French hurter ("to ram into, strike, collide with"; > Modern French heurter), perhaps from Frankish *hūrt (“a battering ram”), cognate with Welsh hwrdd (“ram”) and Cornish hordh (“ram”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hrūtaną, *hreutaną (“to fall, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to fall, beat, smash, strike, break”); however, the earliest instances of the verb in Middle English are as old as those found in Old French, which leads to the possibility that the Middle English word may instead be a reflex of an unrecorded Old English *hyrtan, which later merged with the Old French verb. Germanic cognates include Dutch horten (“to push against, strike”), Middle Low German hurten (“to run at, collide with”), Middle High German hurten (“to push, bump, attack, storm, invade”), Old Norse hrútr (“battering ram”).
Alternate etymology traces Old Northern French hurter rather to Old Norse hrútr (“ram (male sheep)”), lengthened-grade variant of hjǫrtr (“stag”), from Proto-Germanic *herutuz, *herutaz (“hart, male deer”), which would relate it to English hart (“male deer”). See hart.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
how to overcome old hurts of the past
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming 1996, “Three Lions”, performed by David Baddiel and Frank Skinner:
(archaic, countable, uncountable) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.
It chanced that one day, while he was fishing, one of the two men received a mortal hurt from a little fish and died. 1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 40:
I have received a hurt. c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act VII, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:
The cause is a temperate conglutination ; for both bodies are clammy and viscous , and do bridle the deflux of humours to the hurts , without penning them in too much 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
The pains of sickness and hurts […] all men feel. 1693, [John Locke], “§107”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:
Thou dost me yet but little hurt. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
(countable, uncountable) A band on a trip hammer's helve, bearing the trunnions.
pl ból (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience) · pl rana (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience) · mi pākikini (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience) · pl krzywda (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience) · mi mamae (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience) · bg болка (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience) · mi uruhua (An emotional or psychological pain or bad experience)
From Middle English hurten, hirten, hertan (“to injure, scathe, knock together”), from Old Northern French hurter ("to ram into, strike, collide with"; > Modern French heurter), perhaps from Frankish *hūrt (“a battering ram”), cognate with Welsh hwrdd (“ram”) and Cornish hordh (“ram”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hrūtaną, *hreutaną (“to fall, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *krew- (“to fall, beat, smash, strike, break”); however, the earliest instances of the verb in Middle English are as old as those found in Old French, which leads to the possibility that the Middle English word may instead be a reflex of an unrecorded Old English *hyrtan, which later merged with the Old French verb. Germanic cognates include Dutch horten (“to push against, strike”), Middle Low German hurten (“to run at, collide with”), Middle High German hurten (“to push, bump, attack, storm, invade”), Old Norse hrútr (“battering ram”).
Alternate etymology traces Old Northern French hurter rather to Old Norse hrútr (“ram (male sheep)”), lengthened-grade variant of hjǫrtr (“stag”), from Proto-Germanic *herutuz, *herutaz (“hart, male deer”), which would relate it to English hart (“male deer”). See hart.
Meanings
(intransitive, transitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
If anybody hurts my little brother, I will get upset.
This injection might hurt a little. Your arm will be hurting you for a while.
(intransitive, transitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
He was deeply hurt he hadn’t been invited.
The insult hurt.
(intransitive, stative) To be painful.
Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better.
(intransitive, transitive) To damage, harm, impair, undermine, impede.
The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge 1568, William Cornishe, “A treatise betwene Trouth, and Information”, in J[ohn] S[tow], editor, Pithy Pleasaunt and Profitable Workes of Maister Skelton, Poete Laureate, London, →OCLC; republished as Pithy Pleasaunt and Profitable Workes of Maister Skelton, Poete Laureate to King Henry the VIIIth, London: Printed for C. Davis in Pater-noster Row, 1736, →OCLC, page 290:
Copying and pasting identical portions of source code hurts maintainability, because the programmer has to keep all those copies synchronized.
This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further.
He that hath eeris, here he, what the spirit seith to the chirchis. He that ouercometh, schal not be hirt of the secounde deth. c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume IV (in Middle English), Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Apocalypse II:11, page 643, column 1:
It wouldn't hurt to check the weather forecast and find out if it's going to rain.
pl zranić (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · eu min egin (to be painful, to ache) · sv såra (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · pt ferir (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hy ցավեցնել (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ang wierdan (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · nl kwellen (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · bg оби́ждам (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · te మనసు మెలిపెట్టు (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · sq dhemb (to be painful, to ache) · ro vătăma (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ru оби́деть (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · tl saktan (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · got 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ca fer mal (to be painful, to ache) · tr ağrımak (to be painful, to ache) · fur ferî (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · pam aray (to be painful, to ache) · uk захворі́ти (to be painful, to ache) · fa درد کشیدن (to be painful, to ache) · pt machucar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · he כָּאַב (to be painful, to ache) · th เจ็บ (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · tl saktan (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · sv göra ont (to be painful, to ache) · cst kiská̄yi (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · gl mancar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ru боле́ть (to be painful, to ache) · hu árt (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · fi satuttaa (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · pl ranić (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · de quälen (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ca doler (to be painful, to ache) · el χτυπώ (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · da gøre ondt (to be painful, to ache) · zh 痛 (to be painful, to ache) · sc dòliri (to be painful, to ache) · gl doer (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · pl sprawiać ból (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · cs ranit (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · chr ᎤᏪᎯᏍᏓᏁᎭ (to be painful, to ache) · lv sāpēt (to be painful, to ache) · yue 整傷 /整伤 (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · mn гэмтээх (to be painful, to ache) · az ağrımaq (to be painful, to ache) · zh 疼 (to be painful, to ache) · sw -jeruhi (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · es doler (to be painful, to ache) · pl skrzywdzić (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · cs bolet (to be painful, to ache) · id melukai (to be painful, to ache) · bg раня́вам (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hu bánt (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · he הִכְאִיב (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · sh boleti (to be painful, to ache) · io dolorar (to be painful, to ache) · tr ağrıtmak (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · it dolere (to be painful, to ache) · oc dòler (to be painful, to ache) · lo ເຈັບ (to be painful, to ache) · ca doldre (to be painful, to ache) · uk болі́ти (to be painful, to ache) · pam kesugatan (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · be хварэ́ць (to be painful, to ache) · fr blesser (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · oc dòlre (to be painful, to ache) · fur dulî (to be painful, to ache) · de weh tun (to be painful, to ache) · oc adolorir (to be painful, to ache) · zh 傷 /伤 (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · mi whakamamae (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ro răni (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · fi kolhaista (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · la laedō (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · he פָּגַע (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · kab qreḥ (to be painful, to ache) · sh бољети (to be painful, to ache) · ar وَجِعَ (to be painful, to ache) · pl dręczyć (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · sl boleti (to be painful, to ache) · sc firiri (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · de verletzen (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · nl pijnigen (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · es adolorar (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ru причини́ть боль (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · lv sāpināt (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ru пора́нить (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hy ցավել (to be painful, to ache) · ppl -cucúa (to be painful, to ache) · ka ზიანის მიყენება (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · el πληγώνω (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hy ցավեցնել (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · mww mob (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · pam manasakit (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · rup dor (roa-rup) (to be painful, to ache) · pam masakit (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · yue 傷害 /伤害 (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · is meiða (to be painful, to ache) · pl gnębić (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · es causar daño (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · fr blesser (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ru пора́нить (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · mk боли (to be painful, to ache) · cs poranit (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ja 痛む (to be painful, to ache) · gl doer (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ppl -kukua (to be painful, to ache) · be ра́ніць (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · fi särkeä (to be painful, to ache) · vi nhức (to be painful, to ache) · sv göra illa (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · pl krzywdzić (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · km ឈឺ (to be painful, to ache) · sv skada (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · nl kwetsen (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · la laedō (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · lt sopėti (to be painful, to ache) · ang ābelgan (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · uk зра́нити (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · gd ciùrr (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · be пара́ніць (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · el τραυματίζω (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · no skade (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · gl ferir (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · gl magoar (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · hu bánt (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ca danyar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · es lastimar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · nl kwetsen (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ota داغلامق (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · es ferir (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hu fáj (to be painful, to ache) · tg дард кашидан (to be painful, to ache) · nl pijn doen (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ru причиня́ть боль (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · hu fájdalmat okoz (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · bg нараня́вам (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · eo dolori (to be painful, to ache) · uk пора́нити (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hu megbánt (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · fi jomottaa (to be painful, to ache) · qu nanay (to be painful, to ache) · uk хворі́ти (to be painful, to ache) · pam kasakit (to be painful, to ache) · es adolecer (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · lb wéi doen (to be painful, to ache) · pt doer (to be painful, to ache) · pl ranić (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · no svida (to be painful, to ache) · sk bolieť (to be painful, to ache) · eo damaĝi (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ko 아프다 (to be painful, to ache) · la sauciō (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · fr faire mal (to be painful, to ache) · fr faire mal (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ru причиня́ть боль (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ru причини́ть боль (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · rm dular (to be painful, to ache) · zh 傷害 /伤害 (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · es herir (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · id melukai (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · enm hurten (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ru ра́нить (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · oc patir (to be painful, to ache) · pl krzywdzić (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · no gjøre vont (to be painful, to ache) · sh болети (to be painful, to ache) · ja 傷つける (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · yue 痛 (to be painful, to ache) · bg причиня́вам бо́лка (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · nl pijn doen (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ko 해치다 (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ja 痛い (to be painful, to ache) · it danneggiare (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · la doleō (to be painful, to ache) · fi vahingoittaa (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ja 傷付ける (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ja 痛める (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · lo ປວດ (to be painful, to ache) · tl masakit (to be painful, to ache) · enm hurten (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · el πονώ (to be painful, to ache) · cs ranit (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · pl boleć (to be painful, to ache) · uk ра́нити (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · gl doer (to be painful, to ache) · ka სტკივა (to be painful, to ache) · is særa (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · vi đau (to be painful, to ache) · gl magoar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · eo dolorigi (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ar أَلِمَ (to be painful, to ache) · rm dulair (to be painful, to ache) · fi teloa (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · rm dolair (to be painful, to ache) · rm duleir (to be painful, to ache) · eo vundi (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · th เจ็บ (to be painful, to ache) · pt magoar (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ga gortaigh (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · sc dòlere (to be painful, to ache) · dlm dolar (to be painful, to ache) · ms sakit (to be painful, to ache) · et valutama (to be painful, to ache) · uz og'rimoq (to be painful, to ache) · pam kesugatan (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · fi koskea (to be painful, to ache) · sh boljeti (to be painful, to ache) · is vera vont (to be painful, to ache) · pl zranić (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ru ра́нить (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ga gortaigh (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · bo ན (to be painful, to ache) · te నొప్పించు (to be painful, to ache) · fi kolottaa (to be painful, to ache) · fi pakottaa (to be painful, to ache) · pt aleijar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · tr acıtmak (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · es hacer (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hi दर्द करना (to be painful, to ache) · nl pijn doen (to be painful, to ache) · fi sattua (to be painful, to ache) · it fare male (to be painful, to ache) · ca ferir (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · pl uszkodzić (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · dsb bóleś (to be painful, to ache) · hsb boleć (to be painful, to ache) · sa द्रुह्यति (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · nl zeer doen (to be painful, to ache) · ar جَرَحَ (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · mww mob (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · ca ferir (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · fi loukata (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · te బాధాకరం (to be painful, to ache) · es damnificar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · fi loukata (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · is meiða (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · th ปวด (to be painful, to ache) · ru обижа́ть (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · lv sāpināt (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · tr acımak (to be painful, to ache) · grc λυπέω (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · lt skaudėti (to be painful, to ache) · sa रेषयति (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · te గాయము చేయు (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · el λυπώ (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · hy վնասել (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ro durea (to be painful, to ache) · ota ییقمق (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · gd ciùrr (to be painful, to ache) · hu sért (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · pl skrzywdzić (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · bg боли́ (to be painful, to ache) · sc doli (to be painful, to ache) · mww mob (to be painful, to ache) · be бале́ць (to be painful, to ache) · ur درد کرنا (to be painful, to ache) · mn өвтгөх (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · rm duler (to be painful, to ache) · oc ferir (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · it ferire (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · ota قیرمق (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · fi satuttaa (to cause emotional pain — see also shame) · io dolorigar (to cause physical pain and/or injury) · de schmerzen (to be painful, to ache)
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