Cure
Cure verb - To restore to a healthy condition.
Usage example: the antibiotic cured the sick boy of the bacterial infection
Hurt
Hurt noun - Something that causes loss or pain.
Usage example: a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation
How words are described
| better | better cure | better hurt |
| actual | actual cure | actual hurt |
| real | real cure | real hurt |
| bad | bad cure | bad hurt |
| Other adjectives: purple. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- She can easily cure herself with a simple spell, but she doesn't want to hurt her mom's feelings.
Source: Definitely Just a Cold - Nope. Finn goes on "his way" again and finds a cure-all that revives the dead bystander and everyone else who was hurt early in the episode.
Source: Lost Aesop -
Cure Blossom: Not only did you hurt Erika-san, you even trampled the flowers.
Source: Anime / HeartCatch Pretty Cure!
Cite this Source
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