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View synonyms for scathe

scathe

[ skeyth ]

verb (used with object)

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


noun

  1. hurt, harm, or injury.

scathe

/ skeɪð /

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

  • ˈscatheless, adjective
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Other Words From

  • scatheless adjective
  • scatheless·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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Example Sentences

Smyth used his role in a Christian charity to assault over 100 children and young men - and the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned after being criticised in a scathing report earlier this month.

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We saw scathing text messages from Dame Moya Greene, the former head of Royal Mail, which cast doubt on Ms Vennells’ honesty.

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Stewart has publicly bashed the film, recently giving it a scathing review in the the New York Times.

The same charges became the subject of an inquiry by the House Ethics Committee, which was reportedly set to release a scathing report on Gaetz Friday.

Though he did not specify to the Times whether Simon’s gripe was with his scathing 2015 comments, Garfunkel admitted to the Times, “I was a fool.”

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