The difference between Hurt and Smart

When used as nouns, hurt means an emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience, whereas smart means a sharp, quick, lively pain.

When used as verbs, hurt means to be painful, whereas smart means to hurt or sting.

When used as adjectives, hurt means wounded, physically injured, whereas smart means exhibiting social ability or cleverness.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hurt and Smart

  1. Hurt as a verb (intransitive):

    To be painful.

    Examples:

    "Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better."

  2. Hurt as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.

    Examples:

    "If anybody hurts my little brother I will get upset."

  3. Hurt as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

  4. Hurt as a verb (transitive):

    To undermine, impede, or damage.

    Examples:

    "This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further."

  1. Hurt as an adjective:

    Wounded, physically injured.

  2. Hurt as an adjective:

    Pained.

  1. Hurt as a noun:

    An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.

  2. Hurt as a noun (archaic):

    A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.

  3. Hurt as a noun (archaic):

    injury; damage; detriment; harm

  4. Hurt as a noun (heraldiccharge):

    A roundel azure (blue circular spot).

  5. Hurt as a noun (engineering):

    A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

  6. Hurt as a noun:

    A husk.

  1. Smart as a verb (intransitive):

    To hurt or sting.

    Examples:

    "After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"

  2. Smart as a verb (transitive):

    To cause a smart or sting in.

  3. Smart as a verb (intransitive):

    To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.

  1. Smart as an adjective:

    Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.

  2. Smart as an adjective (informal):

    Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.

  3. Smart as an adjective (often, in combination):

    Equipped with digital/computer technology.

    Examples:

    "smart bomb'', ''smart car"

    "smartcard'', ''smartphone"

  4. Smart as an adjective:

    Good-looking.

    Examples:

    "a smart outfit"

  5. Smart as an adjective:

    Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.

    Examples:

    "He became tired of his daughter's sarcasm and smart remarks''."

    "Don't get smart with me!"

  6. Smart as an adjective:

    Sudden and intense.

  7. Smart as an adjective:

    Causing sharp pain; stinging.

  8. Smart as an adjective:

    Sharp; keen; poignant.

    Examples:

    "a smart pain"

  9. Smart as an adjective (US, Southern, dated):

    Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.

    Examples:

    "He raised his voice, and it hurt her feelings right smart."

    "That cast on his leg chaffs him right smart."

  10. Smart as an adjective (archaic):

    Efficient; vigorous; brilliant.

  11. Smart as an adjective (archaic):

    Pretentious; showy; spruce.

    Examples:

    "a smart gown"

  12. Smart as an adjective (archaic):

    Brisk; fresh.

    Examples:

    "a smart breeze"

  1. Smart as a noun:

    A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.

  2. Smart as a noun:

    Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.

  3. Smart as a noun:

    Smart-money.

  4. Smart as a noun (slang, dated):

    A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.

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