wounding vs scathe
scathe vs woundingwounding and scathe both are nouns.
wounding is an adjective but scathe is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wounding | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| scathe | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
scathe is a hypernym of
wounding; that is, scathe is a
word with a broader meaning than wounding:
- wounding: the act of inflicting a wound
- scathe: the act of damaging something or someone
| wounding (noun) | scathe (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of inflicting a wound | the act of damaging something or someone |
| wounding (adjective) | scathe (adjective) |
|---|---|
| causing physical or especially psychological injury |
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