hurt
noun [S or U] /hɜːt/
/hɝːt/ Definition
› emotional pain: The hurt after a relationship breaks up can be awful. Her brave smile concealed a deep hurt.Sadness and regret
(Definition of hurt noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- bring a lump to your throat idiom
- compunction noun
- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt trip noun
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- melancholy noun
- mourning noun
- self-pity noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
Topic:
Sadness and regret
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