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PRONUNCIATION OF HURTFULNESS

hurtfulness  [ˈhɜːtfʊlnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HURTFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hurtfulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HURTFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hurtfulness in the English dictionary

The definition of hurtfulness in the dictionary is the quality of being hurtful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HURTFULNESS


delightfulness
dɪˈlaɪtfʊlnəs
despitefulness
dɪˈspaɪtfʊlnəs
disgustfulness
dɪsˈɡʌstfʊlnəs
disrespectfulness
ˌdɪsrɪˈspektfʊlnəs
eventfulness
ɪˈvɛntfʊlnəs
forethoughtfulness
fɔːˈθɔːtfʊlnəs
hatefulness
ˈheɪtfʊlnəs
neglectfulness
nɪˈɡlektfʊlnəs
regretfulness
rɪˈɡretfʊlnəs
resentfulness
rɪˈzɛntfʊlnəs
restfulness
ˈrɛstfʊlnəs
rightfulness
ˈraɪtfʊlnəs
sportfulness
ˈspɔːtfʊlnəs
tristfulness
ˈtrɪstfʊlnəs
trustfulness
ˈtrʌstfʊlnəs
unfruitfulness
ʌnˈfruːtfʊlnəs
ungratefulness
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊlnəs
unhurtfulness
ʌnˈhɜːtfʊlnəs
unrestfulness
ʌnˈrestfʊlnəs
unrightfulness
ʌnˈraɪtfʊlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HURTFULNESS

hurried
hurriedly
hurriedness
hurrier
hurries
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurrying
hurryingly
hurst
Hurstmonceux
hurt
hurter
hurtful
hurtfully
hurtle
hurtleberry
hurtless
hurtlessly
hurtlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HURTFULNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
meaningfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness
wonderfulness

Synonyms and antonyms of hurtfulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hurtfulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HURTFULNESS

Find out the translation of hurtfulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hurtfulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hurtfulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hurtfulness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nocividad
570 millions of speakers

English

hurtfulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hurtfulness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإيذاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hurtfulness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hurtfulness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hurtfulness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hurtfulness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyakitkan hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schädlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hurtfulness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hurtfulness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hurtfulness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hurtfulness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீமையிலுமே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुखावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hurtfulness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nocività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hurtfulness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hurtfulness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hurtfulness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hurtfulness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hurtfulness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hurtfulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hurtfulness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hurtfulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HURTFULNESS»

The term «hurtfulness» is used very little and occupies the 169.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HURTFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hurtfulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hurtfulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hurtfulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HURTFULNESS»

Discover the use of hurtfulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hurtfulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hope-Focused Marriage Counseling: A Guide to Brief Therapy
intention. Accidental hurts are usually easily forgiven — if the person who was hurt can be convinced that the hurtfulness was indeed accidental. Difficulties arise when hurts are perceived to have been inflicted through negligence or intention.
Everett L. Worthington Jr., 2005
2
Consciousness and the Origins of Thought
I should know simply from the fact that I experience the hurtfulness phenomenon that the two-phenomena theory is correct; and, of course, I d0n't know it. Perhaps one could argue that we just are not incorrigible about our phenomena or that ...
Norton Nelkin, 2007
3
Beginnings in Psychotherapy: A Guidebook for New Therapists
The symptoms, inhibitions, and character problems that cause people to arrive at our offices often contain elements of self- hurtfulness. This tendency arises from the compromise formation of drive, defense, and conscience (punishment) that ...
Seth Eichler, 2010
4
Women's Reflections on the Complexities of Forgiveness
That these factors interact in complex ways increases the potential for frustration if a clinician holds a predetermined conviction that forgive- ness is the best response to interpersonal hurtfulness. The frustration of trying to persuade a reluctant ...
Wanda Malcolm, Nancy DeCourville, Kathryn Belicki, 2007
5
Popular Books on Natural Science: For Practical Use in Every ...
USEFULNESS AND HURTFULNESS OF COFFEE. Since coffee possesses the quality of stimulating the nervous system, it is a matter of course that in many cases its effect is rather injurious. Phlegmatic people, especially, need coffee, and ...
Aaron David Bernstein, 1869
6
What is Thought?
The hurtfulness of pains is built in by evolution to teach creatures to avoid specific behaviors detrimental to the survival of its genes. A whole set of pain receptors is built in just for that purpose, and people who don't feel pain (because of ...
Eric B. Baum, 2004
7
Poetical Works of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey: Minor ...
Her beauty of kind ; l her virtues from above ; Happy is he that can obtain her love !2 THE FRAILTY AND HURTFULNESS OF BEAUTY.3 BRITTLE beauty, that Nature made so frail, Whereof the gift is small, and short the season;4 Flowering  ...
Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, Thomas Sackville Earl of Dorset, Robert Bell, 1854
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The North American Review
a: He admits, that utility and hurtfulness are the general characteristics of virtuous and vicious actions; but still he. afiirms— . 3, 'that it is not the view of this utility, or hurtfulness, which is' either the first or principal source of“ our approbationaud- ...
Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, 1819
9
Feeling Hurt in Close Relationships
In short, several conclusions can be drawn from the literature on betrayal. First, it is clear that betrayal is an extremely hurtful event. In Leary et al.'s (1998) research, betrayal received the highest mean hurtfulness rating of all of the elicitors ...
Anita L. Vangelisti, 2009
10
Metaphysics and Epistemology: A Guided Anthology
Three reasons are standardly given for holding that a quale like the hurtfulness of a pain must be causally efficacious in the physical world, and so, for instance, that its instantiation must sometimes make a difference to what happens in the ...
Stephen Hetherington, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HURTFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hurtfulness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ontario labour practices relics of bygone era
We've become adept at lecturing children on the hurtfulness and long-term consequences of threats, intimidation and bullying on the ... «London Free Press, Jul 15»
2
It will simply be marriage
His topic: the hurtfulness of the casual use of the word “gay” as everything from a personal insult to a negative adjective to people, such as ... «Scholars and Rogues, Jun 15»
3
Commentary: Feds get tough on the innocent
... our lives, despoils justice, stymies our economy and does this not just in the abstract but by means of hurtfulness to flesh-and-bone citizens. «Indiana Gazette, Jun 15»
4
Jay Ambrose - Feds get tough on the innocent
... our lives, despoils justice, stymies our economy and does this not just in the abstract but by means of hurtfulness to flesh-and-bone citizens. «Defiance Crescent News, Jun 15»
5
Feds get tough on the innocent
... our lives, despoils justice, stymies our economy and does this not just in the abstract but by means of hurtfulness to flesh-and-bone citizens. «The Korea Herald, Jun 15»
6
It's our fault that boys will be boys
They must accept the blame. But is it maleness and male culture that is beneath all the hurtfulness and the excessive sexual misconduct? «Hamilton Spectator, Jun 15»
7
Professor accused of anti-Semitism not fired over scuffle
I can appreciate the hurtfulness, to members of the Jewish community, of having that stereotype re-activated in our modern society.” Lynch, who ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, May 15»
8
Lynch let off with warning letter
“I can appreciate the hurtfulness, to members of the Jewish community, of having that stereotype re-activated in our modern society. However ... «Australian Jewish News, May 15»
9
Lynch 'not dismissed' from USYD
“I can appreciate the hurtfulness, to members of the Jewish community, of having that stereotype re-activated in our modern society. However ... «Australian Jewish News, May 15»
10
The Number One Relationship Problem, According To Therapists …
Married couples who have gotten hardwired in their dance of hurtfulness can, sadly, become so myopic that they would rather be right than ... «Yahoo Health, May 15»

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