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scathe

[skeyth]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

scathed, scathing

to attack with severe criticism.
to hurt, harm, or injure, as by scorching.

noun

hurt, harm, or injury.

scathe

/ ��ɪð /

verb

rare��to attack with severe criticism
archaic��to injure

noun

archaic��harm

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Other Word Forms

scatheless adjective
scathelessly adverb
ˈ��ٳ�� adjective

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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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In a Fox News website article, Mr Moore launched a scathing attack on the UN system.

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One scathing review of their most recent album said it was "metal music for Disney adults".

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A GP who wrote a scathing letter to Northern Ireland's health minister accusing him of "complete disrespect" for general practice has said those working in the sector are at their "wits' end".

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Kabila, who has not yet been charged with any crime, launched a scathing attack on the Congolese government last month, describing it as a "dictatorship".

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On Tuesday, in a scathing editorial titled Bihar's Shame, the Times of India newspaper highlighted the sorry state of hospitals in the state.

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