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Thursday, November 19, 2009
English Usage: Hurt
When hurt is used in the sense of bodily damage, you may be slightly/badly/seriously hurt:
She was badly hurt when she fell off the ladder.
When speaking of unhappiness caused by someone's behaviour, we use very/rather or deeply:
She was very/rather/deeply hurt by his unkind words.
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