verletzen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to hurt, to injure (cause bodily harm to someone)
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) to hurt, to injure (cause bodily harm to someone)
- (reflexive, weak) to hurt oneself, to sustain an injury (in the process of an activity)
- (transitive, weak) to violate (rules, laws, etc.)
Concepts
cause pain
encroach on
infringe upon
do one harm
be harmful to
be grieved over
fail in doing
Synonyms
Schaden zufügen
peinlich berühren
Schmerzen zufügen
nicht einhalten
herunterputzen
nicht bekommen
sich versehen
Wunde beibringen
schädlich sein
Schaden verursachen
sich schuldig machen
Schaden tun
sich verletzen
sich weh tun
Schmerz zufügen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛɐ̯ˈlɛt͡sn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German verletzen, ferletzen, equivalent to ver- + letzen.
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