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break someone's heart vs hurt

hurt vs break someone's heart

break someone's heart is not a noun while hurt is a noun.

break someone's heart is not an adjective while hurt is an adjective.

break someone's heart and hurt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
break someone's heart No No Yes No
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, hurt is a hypernym of break someone's heart; that is, hurt is a word with a broader meaning than break someone's heart:
  • break someone's heart: cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody
  • hurt: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Other hypernyms of break someone's heart include anguish, pain.
break someone's heart (noun) hurt (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone
a damage or loss
feelings of mental or physical pain
psychological suffering
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
break someone's heart (adjective) hurt (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
break someone's heart (verb) hurt (verb)
cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody give trouble or pain to
be in pain
cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
be the source of pain
feel physical pain
Difference between break someone's heart and hurt

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