bruise vs hurt

bruise and hurt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruise	Yes	No	Yes	No
hurt	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, hurt is a hypernym of bruise; that is, hurt is a word with a broader meaning than bruise:

bruise: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
hurt: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of bruise include harm, injury, trauma.

As verbs, bruise and hurt are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of bruise include injure, offend, spite, wound.

bruise (noun)	hurt (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration	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

bruise (adjective)	hurt (adjective)
	damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
	suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

bruise (verb)	hurt (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure	give trouble or pain to
break up into small pieces for food preparation	be in pain
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of	cause damage or affect negatively
hurt the feelings of	hurt the feelings of
	cause emotional anguish or make miserable
	be the source of pain
	feel physical pain