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scathe

[ skeyth ]

verb (used with object)

scathed, scathing.
  1. to attack with severe criticism.
  2. to hurt, harm, or injure, as by scorching.


noun

  1. hurt, harm, or injury.

scathe

/ ɪð /

verb

  1. rare.
    to attack with severe criticism
  2. archaic.
    to injure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. archaic.
    harm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ٳl adjective
  • ٳl·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scathe1

before 1000; (noun) Middle English scath ( e ), scade, schath ( e ) < Old Norse skathi damage, harm, cognate with Old English sc ( e ) atha malefactor, injury (with which the Middle English forms with sch- might be identified); (v.) Middle English scath ( e ), skath ( e ) < Old Norse skatha, cognate with Old English sceathian
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scathe1

Old English sceatha; related to Old Norse skathi, Old Saxon scatho
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They've all received mixed reviews at large and, per usual, utterly scathing commentary on social media and in the British press.

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They settled their divorce two months later after trading scathing allegations of fraud and abuse.

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The outspoken Northern Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is well-known for scathing criticism of Israel’s attacks on Gaza during its live sets.

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In a scathing attack on the Russian military, Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the attacks hit Sumy's city centre, where many people were in the street near a church celebrating Palm Sunday.

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Munn, who grew up an army brat in a family that moved frequently during her childhood, said she savored “Your Friends & Neighbors” for its scathing commentary on the uppermost class of American society.

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