Calm
Calm verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Hurt
Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.
How words are described
| good | good calm | good hurt |
| friendly | friendly calm | friendly hurt |
| initial | initial calm | initial hurt |
| serious | serious calm | serious hurt |
| Other adjectives: absolute, wonderful, sure, idealistic, deadly. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Except for Leo; he just remains totally calm and boasts that Potemkin, of all people, can't really hurt him.
Source: Funny / Guilty Gear -
Merlin is a fairly calm person, generally speaking, but if you dare to threaten someone he cares about, he will hurt you.
Source: It's Personal - He does so by telling Kurogane that he hurt Syaoran when he was trying to calm him down during his panic attack.
Source: Fan Fic / Shatterheart
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