who hurt you

phrase

A retort to a person who sounds unexpectedly bitter and defensive.

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Meanings

phrasewho hurt you?
  1. A retort to a person who sounds unexpectedly bitter and defensive.

    “Are you desperate for magic? Or are you desperate for company? How sad.” The witch-hunter looked at her with his stricken, sorrowful eyes. “Wow. Who hurt you?”

    2020, Sarah Rees Brennan, Daughter of Chaos

Translations

Finnish mikä sinua vaivaa
  • mikä sinua vaivaaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

who hurt you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/who%20hurt%20you

MLA

“who hurt you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/who%20hurt%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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