WordCmp.com

hurt vs starve

starve vs hurt

hurt is a noun but starve is not a noun.

hurt is an adjective but starve is not an adjective.

hurt and starve both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
starve No No Yes No
As verbs, starve is a hyponym of hurt; that is, starve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: be in pain
  • starve: be hungry; go without food
Other hyponyms of hurt include have, choke, gag, strangle, suffocate, ail, famish, hunger.
hurt (noun) starve (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) starve (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) starve (verb)
give trouble or pain to be hungry; go without food
be in pain have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
cause damage or affect negatively die of food deprivation
hurt the feelings of deprive of food
cause emotional anguish or make miserable deprive of a necessity and cause suffering
be the source of pain
feel physical pain
Difference between hurt and starve

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.