hurt /hɜrt/ Show Spelled [hurt] Show IPA verb, hurt, hurt?ing, noun, adjective
verb (used with object)
1. to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
2. to cause bodily pain to or in: The wound still hurts him.
3. to damage or decrease the efficiency of (a material object) by striking, rough use, improper care, etc.: Moths can't hurt this suit because it's mothproof. Dirty oil can hurt a car's engine.
4. to affect adversely; harm: to hurt one's reputation; It wouldn't hurt the lawn if you watered it more often.
5. to cause mental pain to; offend or grieve: She hurt his feelings by not asking him to the party.
injury
? n , pl -ries
1. physical damage or hurt
2. a specific instance of this: a leg injury
3. harm done to a reputation
4. law a violation or infringement of another person's rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
5. an obsolete word for insult
Since count the lights wants people to know the differences between injury and hurt, I figured I would show the definitions. Please ignore number 1 under both definitions because they clearly mean different things regardless of what the inaccurate dictionaries state.