Hurt and Protest

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Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.

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

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

Protest verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Hurt and protest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hurt" instead a verb "Protest".

initial	initial hurt	initial protest
considerable	considerable hurt	considerable protest
actual	actual hurt	actual protest
massive	massive hurt	massive protest
Other adjectives: weak, little, major.

team	hurt team	protest team
way	hurt way	protest way

Sucker Punch: When Blue orders the other orderlies to bring Baby Doll to an empty room so he can rape her, they protest, arguing that they're running the place badly and that they won't let him hurt her anymore.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Film
Kwan is more of a Jerk Jock Sidekick, as he rarely initiates bullying on his own, and in fact protested when Valerie asked him to "hurt the unpopular boy" for spilling something on her sweater, and only reluctantly went along with it when she growled in response to his protest.

Source: Jerk Jock

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