herir

Meaning

1. (transitive) to wound, injure (to cause physical injury and pain)
2. (transitive) to hurt, offend, wound (to cause emotional pain)

Concepts

wound

injure

hurt

harm

offend

cut

damage

break down

bruise

gash

lacerate

mistreat

spite

touch

beat down on

decapitate

pique

pluck

scathe

smite

smote

chop

strike

torment

hit

insult

torture

maul

Synonyms

dañar

lesionar

lastimar

ofender

lacerar

vulnerar

afectar

maltratar

perjudicar

picar

tajar

torturar

llagar

malograr

ultrajar

sentir dolor

causar dolor

hacer doler

provocardolor

hacer dolor

padecer dolor

cortar

decapitar

doler

dolor

hacer daño

insultar

Translations

verletzen

ferire

blesser

verwunden

ferir

ferir

verwonden

kwetsen

πληγώνω

vulnerar

magoar

danneggiare

τραυματίζω

wonden

Hyphenated as

he‧rir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eˈɾiɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: ferir

Inherited from Latin: ferio

Cognate with English: interfere

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish ferir, from Latin ferīre, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to scrape, to cut”). Related to English interfere.