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hurt vs injure

injure vs hurt

hurt is a noun but injure is not a noun.

hurt is an adjective but injure is not an adjective.

hurt and injure both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
injure No No Yes No
As verbs, injure is a hyponym of hurt; that is, injure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: give trouble or pain to
  • injure: cause injuries or bodily harm to
Other hyponyms of hurt include wound, ail, pain, trouble, disagree with.
As verbs, hurt and injure are synonyms defined as:
  • hurt and injure: cause damage or affect negatively
As verbs, hurt and injure are synonyms defined as:
  • hurt and injure: hurt the feelings of
Other synonyms of hurt include bruise, offend, spite, wound.
hurt (noun) injure (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) injure (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) injure (verb)
give trouble or pain to cause injuries or bodily harm to
be in pain cause damage or affect negatively
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
Difference between hurt and injure

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