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Meanings of hurtful in English

Harmful to living things.

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Hurtful.

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Usage of hurtful in English
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Given the facts I have obtained... the report is hurtful, Yudhoyono said.
The Guardian
2
Seeing them manifest in over four million people voting no is hurtful.
The Guardian
3
The fact that my father was a clergyman made matters more hurtful.
The Irish Times
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She was spouting hurtful claims without being sure where they came from.
News.com.au
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The experience of being deliberately misgendered is deeply hurtful for trans people.
Reuters
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It might explain why Tom would say something so hurtful to you.
The Silent Sister
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And the eyes of witches are said to be assailant and hurtful:-
Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 03
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He was very, very angry and he said some really hurtful things.
High on arrival
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We're trying to show the impact hurtful language can have on individuals.
News.com.au
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Others I consider erroneous, hurtful to liberty and the progress of humanity.
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe / Compiled From Her Letters and Jo...
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She went off, released from hurtful sorrow, and came to Sultan al-Ziblkan.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
12
That will be the better plan, and less hurtful to us both.
Poor Folk
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Others say none is hurtful, if ripe, and eaten in moderate quantity.
The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health
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You're just being mean and it's hurtful and it hurts, she sobs.
News.com.au
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What is particularly hurtful is when women write articles such as these.
Ebony
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I say useless, because the patient never longs for what is hurtful.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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Hurtful across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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