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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
hurt
/hɜːt/
verb1 of 2
to cause pain, damage, or injury
- “It's okay to be mad at someone who hurt you.”Tatoeba
- “The man next door seems to have hurt his back.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)