🇬🇧 Hurt meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Hurt" means to make someone feel sad, upset, or bad on the inside, usually by saying or doing something unkind, unfair, or thoughtless. You can hurt a person’s feelings when you tease them in a mean way, leave them out on purpose, or say something that makes their heart feel heavy, even if you didn’t mean to.

I hurt my friend’s feelings when I said his science project looked like a marshmallow that lost a fight.

I didn’t know it would hurt Dad when I told him his singing sounded like a robot sneezing in the shower.

I hurt my friend’s feelings by not picking him for my team, even though I picked a kid who thought the ball was a muffin.

He hurt his sister’s feelings by saying her singing could scare away pigeons, even though the pigeons already left.

Calling my brother “Captain Stinky Socks” in front of his friends hurt him more than his socks hurt our noses.

In the park a boy says a mean word and he hurt his friend. The friend cries because words hurt him. The boy sees he hurt his friend and says sorry. He says, "I did not mean to hurt you." They sit, the boy hugs him and the hurt slowly ends.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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