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    scathing
    /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. witheringly scornful; severely critical: "he unleashed a scathing attack on his former boss"

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  2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scathingScathing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Scathing means witheringly harsh. If you enter a singing contest and the judge says that your singing is like that of a toad with laryngitis, that is scathing criticism. Scathing comes from an old Norse verb, to scathe, which means to injure by fire or lightning.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scatheScathe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. the act of damaging something or someone. synonyms: damage, harm, hurt. see more. verb. destroy completely by or as if by fire. synonyms: scorch. see more. verb. censure severely or angrily.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCATHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SCATHING definition: 1. criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind way: 2. criticizing someone or…. Learn more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scathingScathing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SCATHING is bitterly severe. How to use scathing in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scathing.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCATHING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone is being scathing about something, you mean that they are being very critical of it. His report was scathing about all terror groups. [ + about] He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders. Synonyms: critical, cutting, biting, harsh More Synonyms of scathing.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCATHING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SCATHING meaning: 1. criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind way: 2. criticizing someone or…. Learn more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishscathing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/ criticizing somebody or something very severely in a way that shows no respect synonym withering. a scathing attack on the new management. Her father gave her a scathing look. scathing about somebody/something He was scathing about the government's performance. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › scathingScathing - definition of scathing by The Free Dictionary

    Define scathing. scathing synonyms, scathing pronunciation, scathing translation, English dictionary definition of scathing. adj. 1. Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical: "a scathing tract on the uselessness of war" . 2. Harmful or painful; injurious. scath′ing·ly adv.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › scathingSCATHING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Scathing definition: bitterly severe, as a remark. See examples of SCATHING used in a sentence.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSCATHING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SCATHING definition: criticizing something very strongly: . Learn more.