hurts

hurts · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of hurt.

  2. 2.

    Causes pain or injury.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    it hurts — Expression indicating pain
  • •
    the truth hurts — Honest information can be painful to hear

Related words

Antonyms: heals, helps
See also: hurt, hurting, pain
Synonyms: harms, injures, pains

Etymology

From Old French hurter ("to strike") + third person singular suffix -s.