Difference between Distress and Hurt

What is the difference between Distress and Hurt?

Distress as a noun is (cause of) discomfort. while Hurt as a noun is a wound or pain.

Distress

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (Cause of) discomfort. Serious danger. A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause strain or anxiety to someone. To retain someone's property against the payment of a debt; to distrain. To treat an object, such as an antique, to give it an appearance of age.

Example sentence: All mental hygiene is based on the core practice of doing nothing. Most of us are good at wasting time, staring at the wall while telling ourselves we should be working. We call this doing nothing, but our brains are furiously active. We think constantly, and our thinking is often rife with distress.

Hurt

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Wounded, physically injured.Pained.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wound or pain.A roundel azure (blue circular spot).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be painful.To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.To cause (somebody) emotional pain.

Example sentence: A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not hurt me.

We hope you now know whether to use Distress or Hurt in your sentence.

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