Definitions
- Referring to physical pain or discomfort caused by an injury or illness. - Describing emotional pain or distress caused by a situation or person. - Talking about causing harm or damage to someone or something.
- Referring to physical harm or damage caused by an accident, violence, or other external force. - Describing a more severe or serious form of physical harm than just hurting. - Talking about causing harm or damage to someone or something.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to physical harm or damage.
- 2Both can be used as verbs.
- 3Both can be used to describe harm or damage caused to someone or something.
What is the difference?
- 1Severity: Injure implies a more serious or severe form of physical harm than hurt.
- 2Cause: Injure is often caused by an external force such as an accident or violence, while hurt can be caused by internal factors such as illness or emotional distress.
- 3Usage: Hurt is more commonly used in everyday language, while injure is more formal and often used in legal or medical contexts.
- 4Connotation: Hurt can have a broader range of connotations, including emotional pain or causing harm, while injure is more specific to physical harm caused by an external force.
- 5Verb tense: Hurt has irregular past tense forms (hurt, hurt), while injure has regular past tense forms (injured, injured).
Remember this!
Hurt and injure are synonyms that both refer to physical harm or damage. However, injure implies a more severe or serious form of physical harm caused by an external force, while hurt can also refer to internal factors such as illness or emotional distress. Additionally, hurt is more commonly used in everyday language, while injure is more formal and often used in legal or medical contexts.
