Verbs of Helping and Hurting - Verbs for Causing Harm
Here you will learn some English verbs referring to causing harm such as "hurt", "injure", and "torment".
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to cause injury or physical pain to yourself or someone else
to physically cause harm to a person or thing
to physically hurt someone or damage something
to cause physical harm or injury to someone
to cause serious and often permanent injury to a person, typically by disabling a part of their body
to cause severe damage or harm
to attack or handle someone or something roughly, causing severe injury or damage
to leave a mark on the skin after the injured tissue has healed
to make injuries, particularly ones caused by a blow, appear on the skin and cause discoloration
to cause a bruise or injury to the body, typically by blunt force or impact
to cause suffering or discomfort to the body
to hit and pass over something or someone with a vehicle, causing damage
to make someone or something unconscious
to harm or injure someone or something
to be on fire and be destroyed by it
to intentionally set fire to something, causing it to burn or be destroyed
to burn something slightly on the surface, causing a change in color without significant damage
to lightly burn something on the surface, causing minimal damage
to burn something lightly
to injure oneself with hot liquid or steam
to violently attack someone
to attack someone aggressively, either physically or verbally
to attack or assault someone or something in a violent or aggressive manner
to force someone to have sex against their will, particularly by using violence or threatening them
to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them
to subject someone to severe physical suffering
to torture using a device designed to stretch or elongate the body, causing extreme pain
to cause or impose something unpleasant, harmful, or unwelcome upon someone or something
