Thesaurus:hurt

Thesaurus

hurt

English

Verb

Sense: to cause pain

Synonyms

• ache (literary, rare)
• afflict
• aggrieve
• agonize    [⇒ thesaurus]
• anguish
• dere (British dialect)
• excruciate
• hurt
• irritate
• pang
• pine
• rack
• throe (obsolete)
• torment
• torture    [⇒ thesaurus]
• wring (figuratively)

Antonyms

• alleviate
• analgesize
• comfort    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dave (British dialect)
• ease
• heal
• relieve
• soothe
•   —
• benumb
• numb

Hyponyms

• flagellate
• lash
• martyr
• scourge
• whip    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• affect
• inflict
• produce sensation    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:agonizing (adjective)
• Thesaurus:harm (verb: to cause damage)
• Thesaurus:pain (noun)
• Thesaurus:suffer (verb: to feel pain)

Further reading

• “378. physical pain” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “hurt” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.