Another Word for Hurt

Mild · A little, in the background

stung

A quick, sharp hurt from a careless remark.

slighted

You feel overlooked or treated as less important.

bruised

Your feelings are sore but not deeply wounded.

rebuffed

Someone turned you away when you reached out.

snubbed

You were ignored on purpose, often in public.

offended

Someone's words crossed a line for you.

sore

Informal: a lingering hurt you have not let go of yet.

Moderate · Clearly there, hard to ignore

wounded

Hurt that went deeper than you showed at first.

aggrieved

Hurt because you were treated unfairly.

wronged

You know someone did you real harm.

pained

Hurt you can see in someone's face or voice.

injured

Slightly formal: your feelings or pride took real damage.

cut up

Informal: upset and hurt, often after a loss or a fight.

let down

Hurt because someone you counted on did not show up.

Intense · Strong, taking over

devastated

Hurt that knocks you flat and takes time to recover from.

betrayed

Hurt by someone you trusted, who broke that trust.

heartbroken

Deep hurt from losing love or closeness.

shattered

Hurt that breaks your sense of how things were.

crushed

Hurt so heavy it presses the air out of you.

anguished

Raw, intense hurt that feels close to physical pain.

cut to the quick

Hurt in the most sensitive place you have.

I was hurt that you didn't invite me.

I was slighted that you didn't invite me, everyone else was there.

His comment really hurt me.

His comment stung more than I let on.

I'm hurt that she lied.

I feel betrayed that she lied after everything we've been through.

I felt hurt when he forgot my birthday.

I felt let down when he forgot my birthday.

She was hurt by being passed over at work.

She felt wronged when she was passed over for the promotion.