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hurt vs anguish

anguish vs hurt

hurt and anguish both are nouns.

hurt is an adjective but anguish is not an adjective.

hurt and anguish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
anguish Yes No Yes No
As nouns, anguish is a hyponym of hurt; that is, anguish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: psychological suffering
  • anguish: extreme mental distress
Other hyponyms of hurt include torment, torture, self-torment, self-torture, tsoris, wound.
As verbs, hurt and anguish are synonyms defined as:
  • hurt and anguish: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Other synonyms of hurt include pain.
hurt (noun) anguish (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone extreme mental distress
a damage or loss extreme distress of body or mind
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) anguish (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) anguish (verb)
give trouble or pain to cause emotional anguish or make miserable
be in pain suffer great pains or distress
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 anguish

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