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hurt vs wound

wound vs hurt

hurt and wound both are nouns.

hurt and wound both are adjectives.

hurt and wound both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
wound Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, wound is a hyponym of hurt; that is, wound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: the act of damaging something or someone
  • wound: the act of inflicting a wound
As nouns, wound is a hyponym of hurt; that is, wound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: psychological suffering
  • wound: a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
Other hyponyms of hurt include anguish, torment, torture, self-torment, self-torture, tsoris.
As nouns, wound is a hyponym of hurt; that is, wound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
  • wound: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
As verbs, wound is a hyponym of hurt; that is, wound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: give trouble or pain to
  • wound: cause injuries or bodily harm to
Other hyponyms of hurt include injure, ail, pain, trouble, disagree with.
As verbs, hurt and wound are synonyms defined as:
  • hurt and wound: hurt the feelings of
Other synonyms of hurt include bruise, injure, offend, spite.
hurt (noun) wound (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone the act of inflicting a wound
a damage or loss a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
feelings of mental or physical pain a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
psychological suffering an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
hurt (adjective) wound (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value put in a coil
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) wound (verb)
give trouble or pain to cause injuries or bodily harm to
be in pain hurt the feelings of
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 wound

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