verletzen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aggrieve verb To make someone feel hurt or unhappy.
- hurt verb To cause physical pain or injury.
- infringe verb To break a law, an agreement or someone's rights.
- injure verb To physically hurt a person or animal.
- invade verb To enter a country or territory by force in order to take control of it.
- offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
- scathe noun Hurt or damage done to someone or something.
- violate verb To break or fail to comply with a law, rule, or agreement.
- wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.
Senses
verletzen is used for these senses in English:
- aggrieve (transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
- hurt (transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- infringe (transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
- invade To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
- scathe (figuratively) To severely hurt (someone's feelings, soul, etc., or something intangible) through acts, words spoken, etc.
- violate (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
- wound (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
aggrieve — full definition
- verb To make someone feel hurt or unhappy.
- verb To feel or show deep sadness about something.
hurt — full definition
- verb To cause physical pain or injury.
- verb To cause emotional pain or distress.
- verb To damage or have a negative effect on something.
- adj Injured, either physically or emotionally.
- noun Physical injury or emotional pain.
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