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Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

Feeling sad or heartbroken

Experiencing pain

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth

Tending to cause great distress or anxiety

Causing, likely to cause, or capable or causing, harm or injury

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

(of a bodily part) Present participle for to suffer pain

Present participle for to cause pain or injury to

Present participle for to cause emotional distress to someone

Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

The condition of someone who suffers

A strong desire

An unpleasant sensation caused by physical illness or injury

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Adjective

Affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain

feeling uncomfortable

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

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“I asked for the grace to give, to share, to console another, to dress a hurting wound, to lift a fallen spirit, to mend a quarrel, to dismiss a suspicion and replace it with trust.”

Adjective

Feeling sad or heartbroken

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

singing the blues

as sick as a parrot

down-in-the-mouth

sorry for yourself

having lost heart

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

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“Pastor Ron could tell that Sally was really hurting about the divorce.”

Adjective

Experiencing pain

discombobulated

discountenanced

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

racked with pain

racked with suffering

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

sorry for oneself

down-in-the-mouth

singing the blues

as sick as a parrot

in the doldrums

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Adjective

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

dishonouring^UK

uncomplimentary

misrepresentative

full of contempt

unfavourable^UK

scandalmongering

unsubstantiated

on your high horse

high and mighty

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Adjective

Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth

poverty-stricken

in distressed circumstances

in reduced circumstances

in straitened circumstances

on the breadline

strapped for cash

underprivileged

without a red cent

as poor as a church mouse

without two farthings to rub together

without two pennies to rub together

unable to make ends meet

in Queer Street

down on one's luck

without a penny

without two brass farthings to rub together

in queer street

without a brass farthing

unable to keep the wolf from the door

on your beam-ends

without two pennies farthings to rub together

in receivership

in administration

poor as a church mouse

gone to the wall

in Carey Street

behind eight ball

on one's uppers

in the hands of the receivers

on the bread line

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

financially distressed

financially embarrassed

in financial difficulties

of no fixed address

of no fixed abode

down to last cent

without means of support

discriminated against

economically disadvantaged

on one's beam-ends

without a penny to one's name

down to last penny

financially poor

without a penny to your name

on the wallaby track

in dire circumstances

in the poorhouse

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

out of business

in dire straits

financially ruined

taken to the cleaners

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Adjective

Tending to cause great distress or anxiety

unfavourable^UK

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

a load of pants

heart-wrenching

disadvantageous

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

earth-shattering

not up to snuff

beyond contempt

poverty-stricken

ill-favoured^UK

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Adjective

Causing, likely to cause, or capable or causing, harm or injury

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

counterproductive

evil-intentioned

environmentally unfriendly

life-threatening

ill-intentioned

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

uncomplimentary

on the debit side

suggestive of evil

socially impaired

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Verb

(somewhat rare) Bringing harm or injury to

traumatizing^US

traumatising^UK

destabilizing^US

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc on

destabilising^UK

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting out of commission

detracting from

putting out of action

jeopardising^UK

interfering with

putting the kibosh on

putting at risk

putting in danger

putting in jeopardy

exposing to danger

posing a threat to

leaving vulnerable

bringing to naught

blowing a hole in

immobilizing^US

playing havoc with

making a mess of

throwing a spanner in the works of

immobilising^UK

putting out of joint

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

putting an end to

laying on the line

having a bad effect on

driving a nail into the coffin of

reducing to rubble

leaving defenseless

putting a damper on

leaving in ruins

unstrengthening

pulling the rug out from under

bending out of shape

making misshapen

distorting the shape of

hospitalizing^US

playing into one's hands

leaving in the middle

putting on the spot

sticking one's neck out

subjecting to loss

putting a stop to

putting the lid on

bringing to an end

putting paid to

making a hash of

running onto the rocks

dashing to pieces

damaging beyond repair

bowdlerizing^US

neutralizing^US

cutting to pieces

leaving unprotected

putting on the line

exposing to risk

bowdlerising^UK

tearing limb from limb

putting on the sick list

hospitalising^UK

rendering ineffective

causing the loss of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

causing the sacrifice of

working against

outmaneuvering^US

neutralising^UK

outmanoeuvring^UK

confining to a wheelchair

confining to bed

rendering infirm

losing strength

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

bringing to nothing

bringing to ruin

causing suffering to

reducing to nothing

making your heart bleed

wreaking havoc upon

laying in ruins

breaking the heart of

having a negative effect on

leaving desolate

causing discomfort

chipping away at

knocking the bottom out of

demoralizing^US

dragging through the mud

demoralising^UK

queering the pitch of

poking full of holes

clipping one's wings

causing pain to

putting under suspicion

causing discomfort to

placing in danger

doing mischief to

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“Various scientists suggest that global warming will hurt the environment in many ways.”

Verb

(of a bodily part) Present participle for to suffer pain

being sensitive

causing discomfort

“My muscles would hurt after I lifted weights for the first time in years.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause pain or injury to

“Jerry managed to hurt Tom by smacking him in the face with a cue stick.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause emotional distress to someone

discombobulating

causing anguish

causing offense

causing suffering

giving offence to

hurting someone's feelings

pushing the buttons of

cutting to the quick

thumbing nose at

“His brash comments on social media would hurt a great many people who read them.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

“Be wary of individuals who deliberately hurt others without empathy for their own personal gain.”

Noun

The condition of someone who suffers

dark night of the soul

heartbrokenness

harsh conditions

trials and tribulations

stroke of bad luck

stroke of ill luck

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

tough situation

pain in the rear

reversal of fortune

pain in the neck

reverse of fortune

unfortunate incident

kick in the teeth

bolt from the blue

unpredictable outcome

lack of success

rough situation

bolt out of the blue

source of distress

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Noun

A strong desire

fire in the belly

object of desire

acquisitiveness

strong interest

self-indulgence

chocolate addiction

desire for food

imaginativeness

fool's paradise

castle in the air

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Noun

An unpleasant sensation caused by physical illness or injury

painful feeling

painful sensation

muscular contraction

pins and needles

creeping sensation

aches and pains

muscle contraction

circumscription

sensitivity to pain

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