ferire — meaning in English

English meaning

• harm noun Physical injury or damage.
• hurt verb To cause physical pain or injury.
• injure verb To physically hurt a person or animal.
• scathe noun Hurt or damage done to someone or something.
• wound noun An injury where the skin is cut, pierced, or torn.

Senses

ferire is used for these senses in English:

• harm To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
• hurt (transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
• injure (transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
• scathe (by extension, chiefly, literary, and, poetic) To harm, injure, or destroy (someone or something) by fire, lightning, or some other heat source; to blast; to scorch; to wither.
• wound (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

harm — full definition

1. noun Physical injury or damage.
2. noun Emotional or figurative hurt; detriment.
3. verb To injure, damage, or hurt someone or something.

hurt — full definition

1. verb To cause physical pain or injury.
2. verb To cause emotional pain or distress.
3. verb To damage or have a negative effect on something.
4. adj Injured, either physically or emotionally.
5. noun Physical injury or emotional pain.

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