hurt someone's feelings

verb

To offend or emotionally hurt someone.

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Meanings

verbhurt someone's feelings (third-person singular simple present hurts someone's feelings, present participle hurting someone's feelings, simple past and past participle hurt someone's feelings)

present singular third person hurts someone's feelings · participle present hurting someone's feelings

  1. idiomaticTo offend or emotionally hurt someone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abusehurtoffendscandalscatheslagslag offslurspitewound

Translations

Finnish pahoittaa jonkun mieli
  • pahoittaa jonkun mielito offend someone
French blesser, vexer
  • blesserto offend someone
  • vexerto offend someone
Italian ferire i sentimenti
  • ferire i sentimentito offend someone
Korean .감정을 상하게 하다
  • .감정을 상하게 하다 (.gamjeong'eul sanghage hada)to offend someone
Turkish incitmek
  • incitmekto offend someone
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APA

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MLA

“hurt someone's feelings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurt%20someone's%20feelings. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hurt someone's feelings,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurt%20someone's%20feelings.

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