Difference between Hurt and Weakened

What is the difference between Hurt and Weakened?

Hurt as an adjective is wounded, physically injured. while Weakened as an adjective is reduced, made less strong.

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: If you don't deal with your demons, they will deal with you, and it's gonna hurt.

Weakened

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Reduced, made less strong.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make weaker or less strong.

Example sentence: In a culture fueled by burnout, a culture that has run itself down, our national resilience becomes compromised. And when our collective immune system is weakened, we become more susceptible to viruses that are part of every culture because they're part of human nature - fear-mongering, scapegoating, conspiracy theories, and demagoguery.

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

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