Decrease and Hurt

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc..
  • synonyms: injury, harm, trauma
• Psychological suffering.
  • usage: "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
  • synonyms: distress, suffering
• Feelings of mental or physical pain.
  • synonyms: suffering
• A damage or loss.
  • synonyms: detriment
• The act of damaging something or someone.
  • synonyms: damage, harm, scathe

verb

• Be the source of pain.
  • synonyms: ache, smart
• Give trouble or pain to.
  • usage: "This exercise will hurt your back"
• Cause emotional anguish or make miserable.
  • usage: "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
  • synonyms: pain, anguish
• Cause damage or affect negatively.
  • usage: "Our business was hurt by the new competition"
  • synonyms: injure
• Hurt the feelings of.
  • usage: "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
  • synonyms: wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
• Feel physical pain.
  • usage: "Were you hurting after the accident"
  • synonyms: ache, suffer
• Feel pain or be in pain.
  • synonyms: suffer

adjective

• Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle.
  • usage: "nursing his wounded arm"; "ambulances... For the hurt men and women"
  • synonyms: wounded
• Damaged inanimate objects or their value.
  • synonyms: weakened

• (n.) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
• (v.t.) To impar the value, usefulness, beauty or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to harm.
• (n.) A husk. See Husk, 2.
• (imp.&p.p.) of Hurt.
• (v.t.) To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve.
• (v.t.) To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound or bruise painfully.