Scathing

Synonyms: acid, biting, bitter, blistering, caustic, cutting, devastating, extremely critical, ferocious, fierce, harsh, mordacious, mordant, savage, scorching, scornful, searing, severe, sharp, stinging, trenchant, unsparing, virulent, vitriolic, withering

Antonyms: complimentary, gentle, mild

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Frequency: High Frequency

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Scathing

(adj) witheringly scornful; severely critical; “Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister”

Scathing (स्केदिंग / स्कैदिंग) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)

तीखा, हानि पहुंचाने वाला, नुकसान पहुंचाने वाला

Scathing Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse skathi (noun), skatha (verb); related to Dutch and German schaden (verb).

Scathing in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)

Nick Smith dodges questions on scathing environment report.
Modi is doing ‘khoon ki dalaali’: Rahul’s scathing attack on PM.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made a scathing attack on the BJP state government in Gujarat for utilizing force during the Patel agitation.
BJP at the national council launched a scathing attack on Pakistan following the Uri terror attack.
He’s a punk, he’s a dog, he’s a pig: Robert De Niro’s scathing attack on Donald Trump.

Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of scathing

scathing = scary + thing

Scathing Pronunciation