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hurtful
[ hurt-fuhl ]
hurtful
/ ˈhɜːtfʊl /
adjective
- causing distress or injury
to say hurtful things
Derived Forms
- ˈhurtfulness, noun
- ˈhurtfully, adverb
Other Words From
- hurtful·ly adverb
- hurtful·ness noun
- un·hurtful adjective
- un·hurtful·ly adverb
Example Sentences
“I could not have imagined anything more hurtful,” she writes.
"It's been hurtful - insulting - to just feel like your work is so devalued, and by people who I'm quite certain have like zero concept of what we do at all," Ms Thompson added.
“No, I do not hate you. I think that you hate me because you wouldn’t speak to me on ‘Girl Meets World,’ and that was hurtful,” Ward responded.
Shirley’s family castigated the filmmakers for excluding them, saying the movie’s portrayal of Shirley as estranged from his family and the Black community was “hurtful.”
“If you’re going to go through and say there is not going to be any more of this type of research, that is going to be very hurtful.”
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