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hurt vs excruciate

excruciate vs hurt

hurt is a noun but excruciate is not a noun.

hurt is an adjective but excruciate is not an adjective.

hurt and excruciate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
excruciate No No Yes No
As verbs, excruciate is a hyponym of hurt; that is, excruciate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
  • excruciate: torment emotionally or mentally
Other hyponyms of hurt include break someone's heart, agonise, agonize, try, rack, torment, torture.
hurt (noun) excruciate (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) excruciate (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) excruciate (verb)
give trouble or pain to subject to torture
be in pain torment emotionally or mentally
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 excruciate

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