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Hurt vs Lesion - What's the difference?

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Hurt is a related term of lesion.


As nouns the difference between hurt and lesion

is that hurt is an emotional or psychological hurt (humiliation or bad experience) while lesion is lesion.

As a verb hurt

is to be painful.

As an adjective hurt

is wounded, physically injured.

hurt

English

Verb

  • To be painful.
    • Does your leg still hurt ? / It is starting to feel better.
  • To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.
    • If anybody hurts my little brother I will get upset.
  • To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
  • To undermine, impede, or damage.
    • This latest gaffe hurts the MP's reelection prospects still further.

    Synonyms

    * wound, injure

    Derived terms

    * wouldn't hurt a fly

    See also

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wounded, physically injured.
  • Pained.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An emotional or psychological hurt (humiliation or bad experience)
  • * How to overcome old hurts of the past
  • (archaic) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.
  • * 1605 , Shakespeare, King Lear vii
    • I have received a hurt .
  • * John Locke
    • The pains of sickness and hurts all men feel.
  • (archaic) injury; damage; detriment; harm
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thou dost me yet but little hurt .
  • (heraldiccharge) A roundel azure (blue circular spot).
  • (engineering) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
  • A husk.

    • Related terms

    * hurty

    References

    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words English ergative verbs English irregular verbs English verbs with base form identical to past participle ----

    lesion

    English

    (wikipedia lesion)

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wound or injury.
  • (medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such patch of skin.

    • Related terms

    * lese majesty,

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wound or injure, especially in an experiment or other controlled procedure.

    • Anagrams

    * ----