Difference between Hurting and Pain

What is the difference between Hurting and Pain?

Hurting as a verb is to be painful. while Pain as a verb is to hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.

Hurting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To be painful.

Example sentence: I totally have the ability to laugh at myself. I don't think one should take oneself seriously, ever. As long as you are not hurting my sentiments by revealing personal details or talking badly about my family, I'm absolutely fine.

Pain

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress; sadness; grief; solicitude; disquietude.An annoying person or thing.Suffering seen as a punishment or penalty.

Example sentence: Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

We hope you now know whether to use Hurting or Pain in your sentence.

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