hurtful

Meanings

• adjective

  Causing physical or emotional pain; injurious.

• verb

  Inflicting injury or harm.

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Synonyms

baneful , destructive , detrimental , disadvantageous , harmful , injurious , mischievous , noxious , pernicious , prejudicial , unwholesome

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hurtful
terrible , dismal , grimble , limble , rambled , tremble

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Variants

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hurtful , hurtfully , hurtfulness , hurtfulnesses

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Forms

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hurtfuller, hurtfullest

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'wounding' or 'giving a wound'. Derived from Old English 'hyrtan', meaning 'to wound'.

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Trivia

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1. 'Hurtful' is an anagram of 'fruithal'.

2. In the Harry Potter series, a Hurt-Calling Hex is a spell that causes pain to the person who cast it instead of the intended target.

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Related Concepts

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1. harmful: Related concept, synonymous with hurtful but less emphasis on the emotional component.

2. painful: Related concept, synonymous with hurtful in the physical sense but less emphasis on the intentional aspect.

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Culture

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In literature, 'hurtful' is often used to describe actions or words that cause emotional pain or harm. In music, it can be used to describe the emotional intensity of a song. In art, it can be used to depict painful or uncomfortable scenes.

How to Memorize "hurtful"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sharp object causing a wound, or imagine someone saying something hurtful and the emotional pain it causes.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of being hurt or injured, or with the idea of causing harm to others.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym HURT: H-harmful, U-unpleasant, R-rough, T-tough.

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