The difference between Hurt and Succor
When used as nouns, hurt means an emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience, whereas succor means aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress.
When used as verbs, hurt means to be painful, whereas succor means to give such assistance.
Hurt is also adjective with the meaning: wounded, physically injured.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hurt and Succor
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Hurt as a verb (intransitive):
To be painful.
Examples:
"Does your leg still hurt? / It is starting to feel better."
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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."
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Hurt as a verb (transitive):
To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
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Hurt as a verb (transitive):
To undermine, impede, or damage.
Examples:
"This latest gaffe hurts the legislator’s reelection prospects still further."
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Hurt as an adjective:
Wounded, physically injured.
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Hurt as an adjective:
Pained.
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Hurt as a noun:
An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience.
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Hurt as a noun (archaic):
A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.
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Hurt as a noun (archaic):
injury; damage; detriment; harm
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Hurt as a noun (heraldiccharge):
A roundel azure (blue circular spot).
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Hurt as a noun (engineering):
A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
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Hurt as a noun:
A husk.
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Succor as a noun (archaic, or, obsolete, American spelling):
Aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress; ministration.
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Succor as a verb (transitive, American spelling):
To give such assistance.