The phrase "a source of hurt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that causes emotional pain or distress.
Example: "The constant criticism from her peers became a source of hurt that she struggled to overcome."
Alternatives: "a cause of pain" or "a source of suffering".
I suffered from bad acne since I was 10, and that was a source of deep hurt and self-loathing for me.
Holiday gift-giving can be a source of conflict and hurt.
Though Cheever was gone by the time the company joined the mid-1990's downsizing frenzy, this betrayal of that imaginary ideal seems to be a source of lasting bitterness and hurt.
It clearly remains a source of some bafflement and hurt for Blake that he was only ever paid £200 for the album and that no one at Apple Corps, the Beatles management company, has ever sought to rectify that apparent injustice, saying to him on a couple of occasions in subsequent years that they believed it remained a fair fee.
The company's seeming inability to once and for all pull up stakes and exit Colorado has gone from a point of curiosity among gun enthusiasts, who loudly backed the company's decision half a year ago to move, to a source of annoyance that threatens to hurt Magpul's reputation and business.
However, all too often these great opportunities are also the source of hurt and harm for children and young people.
Healing body or psyche requires facing the source of hurt that's gotten in the way.
In interviews and private conversations, officials with Mr. Erdogan's Justice and Development Party reveal something of an obsession with the degree to which that partnership, a source of vital economic support, has been hurt.
Sargus called Guthrie's death "pretty upsetting". Ed Boldt, FBI spokesman in Cincinnati, said: "Any time you lose a source of information, it's going to hurt". But he noted that "we already talked many times" with Guthrie and that the robbery cases involved more evidence than Guthrie's word.
Bangladesh's extremely low minimum wage -- which is just $36 a month, according to the WSJ -- has been a source of strife in the country, likely hurting the businesses of retailers like H&M.
