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Hurtful
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
📖 Definitions of "Hurtful"
adjective
- 1
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
- 2
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.
🔄 Synonyms of "Hurtful"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| noxious | Harmful; injurious. |
| deleterious | (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way. |
| injurious | Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful. |
| unkind | Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hurtful"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| injurious | Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| deleterious | (formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way. |
| noxious | Harmful; injurious. |
| unkind | Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. |
| detrimental | Causing damage or harm. |
| damaging | Causing damage; harmful, injurious. |
| embarrassing | Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness. |
| painful | Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. |
| offensive | Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation. |
| hurt | Feeling physical or emotional pain. |
| distressing | Causing distress; upsetting; distressful. |
| nuisancenoun | A minor annoyance or inconvenience. |
| evilnoun | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| wounded | Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife. |
| adverse | Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction. |
| cruel | Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless. |
| poorly | (UK) Ill, unwell, sick. |
| bad | Of low quality. |
| wrong | Incorrect or untrue. |
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