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hurt vs act up

act up vs hurt

hurt is a noun but act up is not a noun.

hurt is an adjective but act up is not an adjective.

hurt and act up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
act up No No Yes No
As verbs, act up is a hyponym of hurt; that is, act up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: be the source of pain
  • act up: make itself felt as a recurring pain
Other hyponyms of hurt include bite, burn, sting, burn, itch, hunger, thirst, throb, shoot.
hurt (noun) act up (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
hurt (adjective) act up (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) act up (verb)
give trouble or pain to make itself felt as a recurring pain
be in pain misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way
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 hurt and act up

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