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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > emotion processes in relationships > hurt feelings
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > emotion processes in relationships > hurt feelings
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hurt feelings  

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  • Whoever said, “stick and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you,” never interacted with other people. In one of the first studies to explore hurt feelings, people describing how it felt to have their feelings hurt often used terms such as stung and crushed, or they said they felt their heart break. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Hurt Feelings]

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