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hurt vs wounding

wounding vs hurt

hurt and wounding both are nouns.

hurt and wounding both are adjectives.

hurt is a verb but wounding is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
wounding Yes Yes No No
As nouns, wounding is a hyponym of hurt; that is, wounding is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurt:
  • hurt: the act of damaging something or someone
  • wounding: the act of inflicting a wound
hurt (noun) wounding (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone the act of inflicting a wound
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) wounding (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value causing physical or especially psychological injury
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
hurt (verb) wounding (verb)
give trouble or pain to
be in pain
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 wounding

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