hurting

Meanings

• Adjective

  Experiencing pain or suffering; feeling distressed or grieved.

  - "After the loss of her loved one, she was hurting deeply."
  - "The patient was in a great deal of hurting after the surgery."

• Verb

  To cause pain or distress to someone; to wound emotionally.

  - "His words really hurt her feelings."
  - "The betrayal hurt him deeply."

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Synonyms

smart , dere , injure , wound

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hurting
burning , learning , turning

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Variants

List of all variants of hurting that leads to same result
hurt , hurter , hurters , hurting , hurts , be hurting , hurt for , hurting for , hurts for

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'wounded' or 'injured', from the Old English word 'hyrtan', which meant 'to wound' or 'to hurt'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'hurting' is used more frequently in literature than in everyday speech.

2. The phrase 'it hurts me more than it hurts you' is often used to downplay the severity of one's own pain or suffering.

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Related Concepts

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1. emotion: Hurting is often associated with negative emotions such as sadness, grief, and pain.

2. psychological distress: Hurting can also refer to psychological distress or mental anguish.

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Culture

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The word 'hurting' has been used extensively in literature and music to express pain, sadness, and emotional distress. In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, Scout describes her feelings after witnessing an act of injustice as 'hurting inside'. In music, the phrase 'it hurts so good' is used to describe the pleasure derived from listening to sad or melancholic music.

How to Memorize "hurting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone with a physical wound or someone who is crying and distressed to remember the meaning of hurting.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of pain or sadness to remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Hurts: H-urts Under Routine Sadness and Tears' to remember the meaning of hurting.

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