hurtfulness

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noun

The state or quality of being hurtful.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounhurtfulness (usually uncountable, plural hurtfulnesses)

plural hurtfulnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being hurtful.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 有害
  • 有害 (yǒuhài)the property of being hurtful
Finnish ilkeys, pahantahtoisuus
  • ilkeysthe property of being hurtful
  • pahantahtoisuusthe property of being hurtful
  • pahansuopaisuusthe property of being hurtful
Irish nimhneachas
  • nimhneachasthe property of being hurtful

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APA

hurtfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurtfulness

MLA

“hurtfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurtfulness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hurtfulness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurtfulness.

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