cheer vs hurt

cheer

verb
  • To feel or express enthusiasm for (something). 

  • To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up. 

  • To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort. 

  • To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts. 

noun
  • A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah". 

  • That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion. 

  • A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood. 

  • A chant made in support of a team at a sports event. 

  • Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport. 

hurt

verb
  • To cause (somebody) emotional pain. 

  • To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. 

  • To be painful. 

  • To damage, harm, impair, undermine, impede. 

adj
  • Wounded, physically injured. 

  • Pained. 

noun
  • A roundel azure (blue circular spot). 

  • A band on a trip hammer's helve, bearing the trunnions. 

  • A husk. 

  • An emotional or psychological humiliation or bad experience. 

How often have the words cheer and hurt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )