hurt

aposiopesis – Stopping in the middle of a statement upon realizing that someone’s feelings are hurt or about to be hurt; when a sentence trails off or falls silent, that is an aposiopesis. More…

innocent – From Latin in-, “free from,” and nocere, “hurt, injure.” More…

innocuous – “Harmless, not hurtful,” from Latin in-, “not,” and nocere, “to hurt.” More…

collide – Its Latin base is laedere, “hurt by striking.” More…

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