Explain and Hurt

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Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Hurt and explain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hurt" instead a verb "Explain".

Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.

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Explain and hurt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explain" instead a verb "Hurt".

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

popularity	explain popularity	hurt popularity
relationship	explain relationship	hurt relationship
time	explain time	hurt time
way	explain way	hurt way
Other words: characters, bit, story, times.

Helen has to explain to Dash and Violet that yes, real villains would hurt a child.

Source: Would Hurt a Child
El Chavo del ocho: Whenever Doña Florinda is sure Don Ramon hurt or tried to hurt her son, she'll certainly slap him and never allows him to explain.

Source: One Side of the Story
This may also explain why Phoenix doesn't do it (may make people suspicious on the reliability and hurt his case).

Source: Forgotten Phlebotinum

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