Someone does it with words, and someone with bullets. The result is always the same - holes in the body, or in the soul. Some comrades called cynics do this on purpose. We are talking about the verb “hurt”, this should be informative, but we also hope for some element of surprise in the story.
Value
Of course, when thinking about the object of study, one recalls terrible wounds caused by firearms or stabbing weapons. To understand what a wound is in practice, you need to watch a more or less cruel film, it is advisable to turn to the products of Hollywood. There is always violence a little smoothed out. There are many cruel scenes in Braveheart (1995), but they do not spoil the impression.
However, to find out the meaning of the word “hurt”, we’ll take our favorite book, an explanatory dictionary, from the shelf and see what it says: “Inflict a wound”. Here I must say that there are two types of wounds: firstly, physical and, secondly, psychological. The verb “hurt” is democratic and is used in both cases, but when it comes to the soul, the meaning is figurative. In the meantime, we will analyze the noun "wound", using the same source: "Open damage to body tissues from external influences, lesions." And here, too, there is a figurative meaning, because you can’t feel a soul wound or a cardiac wound and do not assess the extent of the damage. The size and severity of damage can only be understood after, when, as a rule, it is too late, but we will not be sad.
We all want to answer the question of what it means to hurt. This is important for us both from a human and linguistic point of view.
Synonyms
It is also necessary to tell the reader about the existence of similar words. After all, even a rich passive vocabulary is very important. Recall that "passive" is the stock that a person does not use, but understands the meaning of words. An active dictionary is one that a person has in use. Our task is to erase the border between one and the other, therefore synonyms for the word “hurt” are needed here:
- to harm;
- bite;
- offend;
- to shoot;
- hook on;
- to hurt;
- to get away.
Enough. In fact, the synonyms of the object of study are the endless sea. We have given only those that are necessary. But the reader can organize his own investigations and discover others, possibly more successful ones. The main goal of such searches is to expand linguistic boundaries so that your speech can not hurt anyone (and this is extremely important) with its scarcity.
Shakespeare as a landmark
They’re greeted by clothes, it’s true, but they’re seen off by the mind. And the mind manifests itself in speech. Of course, you can be a virtuoso talker and a fool. But still, such a pair is rare. Moreover, if the interlocutor is educated, he will distinguish the informative information flow from the eloquent verbiage.
By the way, so that we and you have the correct guide, let's say: Shakespeare's active vocabulary had at least 15 thousand words. According to other sources, the figure is even larger, but even the minimum limit seems to be Everest in modern conditions. However, this ideal can be sought. For some, the vocabulary is so small that it can hurt, and it's so sad.