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hurt vs kill

kill vs hurt

hurt and kill both are nouns.

hurt is an adjective but kill is not an adjective.

hurt and kill both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
kill Yes No Yes No
As verbs, kill is a hyponym of hurt; that is, kill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: feel physical pain
  • kill: be the source of great pain for
Other hyponyms of hurt include catch, get, twinge, prick, sting, twinge.
hurt (noun) kill (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone the act of terminating a life
a damage or loss the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
feelings of mental or physical pain the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
psychological suffering
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
hurt (adjective) kill (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) kill (verb)
give trouble or pain to mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
be in pain destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
cause damage or affect negatively cause to cease operating
hurt the feelings of tire out completely
cause emotional anguish or make miserable end or extinguish by forceful means
be the source of pain drink down entirely
feel physical pain cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause the death of, without intention
deprive of life
hit with great force
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
be the source of great pain for
thwart the passage of
be fatal
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