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- [hurt]
- /hɜrt/
- /ʌnˈhɜːt/
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- [hurt]
- /hɜrt/
Definitions of unhurt word
- verb with object unhurt to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident. 1
- verb with object unhurt to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him. 1
- verb with object unhurt to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof. Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine. 1
- verb with object unhurt to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation; It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often. 1
- verb with object unhurt to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party. 1
- verb without object unhurt to feel or suffer bodily or mental pain or distress: My back still hurts. 1
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Origin of unhurt
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (v.) Middle English hurten, hirten, herten to injure, damage, stumble, knock together, apparently < Old French hurter to knock (against), oppose (compare French heurter, orig. dial.), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish *hûrt ram, cognate with Old Norse hrūtr; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Unhurt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unhurt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unhurt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unhurt
adj unhurt
- alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bulliest — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
Antonyms for unhurt
adj unhurt
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
- hamer — Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- hammy — characteristic of a person who overacts.
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
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