hurt feelings



hurt someone's feelings

to cause someone emotional pain. It hurts my feelings when you talk that way. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
See also: feeling, hurt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JustusYUWS-tuws (German), JUS-təs (English)German, Dutch, Late Roman
Yussel-Yiddish
PuckPUK (English)Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Dutch
Cartwright['ka:t.rait]
Keane-Irish
PhilippaFIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English)English (British), German