SCATHE Definition & Meaning

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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 51�Թ� Forms

scatheless adjective
scathelessly adverb

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51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of scathe¹

Old English sceatha; related to Old Norse skathi, Old Saxon scatho

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And it was exempt from state taxes until the Franchise Tax Board revoked that status in August 2014 after a scathing audit that The Times first reported.

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The pro-government media was scathing in its criticism of the day's events, echoing remarks by leading Fidesz politicians that the march was a celebration of perversity, with nothing to do with freedom of assembly.

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Oman, a key mediator in the negotiations between Tehran and Washington, was more scathing, expressing what it said was its “denunciation and condemnation” of the U.S. attacks.

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By the following spring, they were exchanging a flurry of scathing diss tracks, each diving deeper into the other’s personal life.

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

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scatback scathing

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