The difference between Hurt and Wound
When used as nouns, hurt means an emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience, whereas wound means an injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
When used as verbs, hurt means to be painful, whereas wound means to hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
Hurt is also adjective with the meaning: wounded, physically injured.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hurt and Wound
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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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Wound as a noun:
An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
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Wound as a noun (figuratively):
A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
Examples:
"It took a long time to get over the wound of that insult."
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Wound as a noun (criminal, _, legal):
An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
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Wound as a verb (transitive):
To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
Examples:
"The police officer wounded the suspect during the fight that ensued."
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Wound as a verb (transitive):
To hurt (a person's feelings).
Examples:
"The actor's pride was wounded when the leading role went to his rival."
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Wound as a verb: