Scathe
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transitive verb.
To harm or injure, especially by fire.
transitive verb.
To criticize or denounce severely; excoriate.
noun.
Harm or injury.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To injure; harm; hurt.
noun.
Harm; injury; damage; mischief.
noun.
Disadvantage; a matter of regret; a pity.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
injure
.
noun.
Harm
;
damage
;
injury
;
hurt
;
misfortune
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the act of damaging something or someone
Word Usage
"'scathing satire' (does satire ever 'scathe'?) or Fielding's rough horseplay."
Equivalent
scath
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
change of integrity
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
burn
defacement
defloration
disfiguration
disfigurement
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
alas!
battle-worn
branding iron
broken-nosed
contemn
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
abuse
afflict
aggrieve
assail
attack
verb-form
scathed
scathes
scathing