English Explanatory Dictionary

scathe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
  2. Someone who, or something which, causes harm; an injurer.
  3. An injury or loss for which compensation is sought in a lawsuit; damage; also, expenses incurred by a claimant; costs.
  4. Something to be mourned or regretted.
verb
  1. To harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
  2. To cause monetary loss to (someone).
  3. To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.
  4. To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.

Pronunciation

/skeɪð/ /skeɪθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-scathe.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scathe2.wav

Word forms

scathe scathes scath skaith scaith scathing scathed no-table-tags glossary scathest scathedst scatheth

Etymology

From Middle English scath, scathe [and other forms], from Old Norse skaði (“damage, harm; loss; death; murder”), from Proto-Germanic *skaþô (“damage, scathe; one who causes damage, injurer”, noun) (whence Old English sċeaþa, sċeaþu (“scathe, harm, injury”)), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keh₁t- (“damage, harm”). Cognate with German Schaden (“damage, harm”). cognates * Scots skaith * Dutch schade * German schaden * Norwegian skade * Swedish skada * Icelandic skaði * Polish szkoda * Russian шко́да (škóda) * Belarusian шко́дa (škóda) * Ukrainian шко́да (škóda)

Synonyms

harmer damage wound abuse annoy bewound damnify dere do damage to do for do ill do violence to forwork grieve harm harrow hurt injure maul misdo put someone in hospital scaith scathe vulnerate wet burn forsweal incinerate singe torch burn away burn down burn up burn to a crisp char up cinder cremate forburn affront carry cut down disrespect dis diss give stick heckle hurt someone's feelings insult lapidate qualifier misbid misrespect misuse offend send scandal scandalize slag slag off sledge

Related words

scaddle

Derived words

ill-scathe scathand scathefire scatheful scathefulness scatheless scathelessly scathely scathy scathed scathing unscathed

Translations

Danish: skade Dutch: schaden Finnish: vahingoittaa Italian: ferire Malayalam: ക്ഷതപ്പെടുത്തുക Persian: شخودن Portuguese: ferir Russian: причиня́ть вред Spanish: herir Swedish: skada
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