scathe

tr.v., scathed, scath·ing, scathes.

1. To harm or injure, especially by fire.
2. To criticize or denounce severely; excoriate.

n.
Harm or injury.

[Middle English skathen, from Old Norse skadha.]

verb

To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify¹, scorch, score, scourge, slap, slash. Informal roast. Slang slam. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise/blame.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of damaging something or someone
  Synonyms: damage, harm, hurt

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - svide, brænde, kritisere skarpt
n. - skade

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaden, afkraken, verbranden, schade, vernietigende opmerking

Français (French)
v. tr. - critiquer sévèrement, blesser (arch, dial)
n. - mal (arch, dial), dommage

Deutsch (German)
v. - verletzen
n. - Verletzung, Schaden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τραυματίζω, στηλιτεύω
n. - ζημιά, τραύμα

Italiano (Italian)
danneggiare, ustionare, criticare, fulminare (anche fig.), stroncare, guasto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ferir
n. - dano (m)

Русский (Russian)
вред, что-л. приносящее ущерб, причина печали или сожаления, уничтожать (критикой)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - fustigar, vituperar, perjudicar
n. - daño, perjuicio, percance

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bränna, sveda, skada, förstöra
n. - skada

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
损伤, 伤害, 损害, 危害

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 損傷, 傷害, 損害
n. - 危害, 損害, 損傷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 상처를 입히다, 혹평하다
n. - 위해, 손해, 손상

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 害, 傷
v. - 酷評する, 傷付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينتقد بقسوة, يؤذي (الاسم) ضرر, أذى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העביר ביקורת קטלנית‬
n. - ‮נזק, פגיעה‬

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