Hateful vs Hurtful - What's the difference?
hateful | hurtful |
Evoking a feeling of hatred.
Dislikeable.
Full of hatred.
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury.
* 1649 : , Eikonoklastes
* 1890 : George Henry Rohé, Text-book of hygiene
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.
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As adjectives the difference between hateful and hurtful
is that hateful is evoking a feeling of hatred while hurtful is tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury.hateful
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Alternative forms
* hatefullAdjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* hatefully * hatefulnessAntonyms
* lovefulhurtful
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Alternative forms
* hurtfull (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)- A good principle not rightly understood may prove as hurtful as a bad.
- Well-cultivated soils are often healthy; nor at present has it been proved that the use of manure is hurtful .