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   Hurt·ful

   /ˈhərtf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing distress to someone's feelings: "his hurtful remarks" Similar upsettingdistressingwoundingpainfulunkindcruelnastymeanmaliciousspitefulsnideacerbiccuttingbitingbarbedviciousoffensiveinformal:cattybitchysarkysnarkyrare:acidulousmordaciousOpposite pleasantcomforting

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   • 1. hurtfully adverb
   • 2. hurtfulness noun

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   What does it mean if someone is hurtful?

   • The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as ‘causing emotional pain. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary gives the definition as ‘causing injury, detriment or suffering’. The Collins English Dictionary explains that ‘if someone’s comments or actions are hurtful, you mean that they are unkind or upsetting’.

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   What is another word for hurtful?

   • Words related to hurtful are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word hurtful. Browse related words to learn more about word associations. On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hurtful, such as: damaging, dangerous, destructive, detrimental, distressing, and harmful.

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   What does it mean if someone's comments are hurtful?

   • If you say that someone's comments or actions are hurtful, you mean that they are unkind and upsetting. Her comments can only be very hurtful to Mrs. Green's family. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   What are some examples of a hurtful remark?

   • • This deliberate emphasis on the young people's unreliable and hurtful past relationships poses a dilemma for residential workers. • a hurtful remark • It was coming out too bound up in hurtful things. • Television plays hurtful tricks on people who watch it long enough. • That was very brutal and hurtful when I felt down.

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   May 26, 2024 · hurtful. (hɜrtfəl ) adjective. If you say that someone's comments or actions are hurtful, you mean that they are unkind and upsetting. Her comments can only be very hurtful to Mrs. Green's family. Synonyms: unkind, upsetting, distressing, mean More Synonyms of hurtful. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Definition of hurtful – Learner’s Dictionary. hurtful. adjective. uk / ˈhɜːtf ə l / us. Add to word list. Hurtful behaviour or remarks make someone feel upset: hurtful comments / remarks. (Definition of hurtful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hurtful. in Chinese (Traditional) 傷感情的，令人傷心的…

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   hurtful - definition, audio pronunciation and more for hurtful: Hurtful behaviour or remarks make someone feel upset: : See more in Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Definitions of 'hurtful' If you say that someone's comments or actions are hurtful, you mean that they are unkind and upsetting. [...] More. Synonyms of 'hurtful' • unkind, upsetting, distressing, mean [...] More. Collocations with the word 'hurtful' hurtful comment hurtful remark. Examples of 'hurtful' in a sentence.

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   especially : cruel or unkind. She can't forgive him for the hurtful things he said. hurtful gossip. Their comments were really hurtful to me. — hurtfully. adverb. He spoke hurtfully to her. — hurtfulness. noun [noncount] HURTFUL meaning: 1 : causing injury or emotional pain; 2 : cruel or unkind.

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    hurtful meaning, definition, what is hurtful: making you feel very upset or offended: Learn more.