hurtful
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hurtful
- /ˈhɜːtfʊl/ UK
- /ˈhɜːtfəl/ UK
- /ˈhɜɹtfʊl/ US
- /ˈhɜɹtfəl/ US
Where it comes from
From hurt + -ful.
adjective more hurtful · most hurtful · hurtfull
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Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
A good principle not rightly understood may prove as hurtful as a bad.
Similar: pernicious, harmful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, inimical, injurious, mischievous, nocent, nocuous, noxious
- Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating. Both men and women can be emotionally abusive. Even in the healthiest relationships, people occasionally reach down into their personal bags of known remembrances, past disagreements, and unresolved issues, and fling hurtful comments at their partners.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: injurious, harmful, deleterious, noxious, unkind, detrimental, damaging, embarrassing, painful, offensive, hurt, distressing, nuisance, evil, wounded, adverse
Translations
Talk about this word "hurtful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hurtful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hurtful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hurtful "hurtful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hurtful.Cite this
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title = {hurtful},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
