scathe — to criticize someone or something severely
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to criticize someone or something severely
Pronunciation (IPA): /skeɪð/
Example Sentences
- The food blogger scathed the restaurant so harshly that even the kitchen rats filed a complaint.
- Her scathing review of the book made the author consider switching to basket weaving.
- The teacher's scathing comments on his essay left him more confused than a chameleon in a bag of Skittles.
scathe
VERB[/skeɪð/]
to criticize someone or something severely
Severely criticizing with harsh words
Scar the book with harsh criticism - scathing reviews wound deeply!
Critics scathe while authors bathe.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old Norse 'skatha' meaning 'to harm or injure,' related to Old English 'scaðan.' The word entered English through Scandinavian influence during the Viking period.
Breakdown
scathe (from Old Norse skatha meaning 'to harm') = a single morpheme with no productive modern English affixes, used as a verb meaning 'to criticize harshly'
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📝Examples
“The food blogger scathed the restaurant so harshly that even the kitchen rats filed a complaint.”
“Her scathing review of the book made the author consider switching to basket weaving.”
“The teacher's scathing comments on his essay left him more confused than a chameleon in a bag of Skittles.”
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