Thesaurus:hurt

Thesaurus

hurt

English

Verb

Sense: to cause pain

Synonyms

• afflict
• dere (British dialect)
• excruciate
• hurt
• pang
• pine
• rack
• throe
• torment
• torture    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• alleviate
• analgesize
• comfort    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dave (British dialect)
• ease
• heal
• relieve
• soothe
•   —
• benumb
• numb

Hyponyms

• flagellate
• lash
• scourge
• whip    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• affect
• inflict
• produce sensation    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:harm (to cause damage)
• Thesaurus:suffer (to feel pain)

Further reading

• “378. physical pain” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “hurt” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.