Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurt people hurt people

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: hurt peo-ple hurt peo-ple
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Those who have been hurt in the past tend to propagate their hurt when interacting with new people.

Phrases

pay forward

Frequently Paired Words

pay forward

Questions

What does hurt people hurt people mean?: Those who have been hurt in the past tend to propagate their hurt when interacting with new people.

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