Standard Lemma guide

butthurt

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbʌtˌhɝt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʌtˌhɜːt/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Qualifier: slightly vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assmad, buttsore, buttmad

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable

Qualifier: slightly vulgar

Examples

  • He's just full of butthurt because he wasn't allowed to join the society.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From butt + hurt. First use appears c. 1996 in the Usenet group alt.graffiti. See cite below.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: tøsefornærmet — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Danish: have ondt i røven — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • French: offusqué — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • French: coincé du cul — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Hungarian: sértődött — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Hungarian: sértett — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Hungarian: érzékenykedős — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Malay: koyak — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Spanish: encabronado — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Spanish: emputado — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Spanish: demasiado ofendido — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Spanish: superfluamente resentido — (slang) overly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult; needlessly offended
  • Finnish: mielensäpahoitus — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Finnish: peppukipeys — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Finnish: peppukipu — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • German: Arschleid — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Hungarian: sértettség — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Malay: koyak — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Polish: ból dupy — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Russian: батхёрт (batxjórt) — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Russian: баттхёрт (battxjórt) — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Russian: попобо́ль (popobólʹ) — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice
  • Russian: бомбану́тый пука́н (bombanútyj pukán) — (slang) upset caused by a perceived insult or injustice