The difference between Hurt and Suffering
When used as nouns, hurt means an emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience, whereas suffering means the condition of someone who suffers.
When used as adjectives, hurt means wounded, physically injured, whereas suffering means experiencing pain.
Hurt is also verb with the meaning: to be painful.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hurt and Suffering
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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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Suffering as an adjective:
Experiencing pain.
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Suffering as a noun:
The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.
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Suffering as a verb: