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pain vs hurt

hurt vs pain

pain and hurt both are nouns.

pain is not an adjective while hurt is an adjective.

pain and hurt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pain Yes No Yes No
hurt Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, hurt is a hyponym of pain; that is, hurt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pain:
  • pain: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
  • hurt: feelings of mental or physical pain
As verbs, hurt is a hypernym of pain; that is, hurt is a word with a broader meaning than pain:
  • pain: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
  • hurt: give trouble or pain to
As verbs, pain and hurt are synonyms defined as:
  • pain and hurt: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Other synonyms of pain include anguish.
pain (noun) hurt (noun)
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort the act of damaging something or someone
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness a damage or loss
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid feelings of mental or physical pain
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder psychological suffering
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
pain (adjective) hurt (adjective)
damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value
suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
pain (verb) hurt (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed give trouble or pain to
cause emotional anguish or make miserable 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 pain and hurt

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