scathed
Suffered some injury
Scathed means harmed or damaged—the past tense and participle of scathe.
The word appears almost exclusively in the negative: She emerged from the scandal unscathed.
Used affirmatively, it sounds archaic or deliberately emphatic: The criticism left him visibly scathed.
Caused injury to
- injuredHaving sustained harm
- hurtCause or feel pain
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- marredDamaged or disfigured
scarred · battered · bruised · afflicted · impaired · ravaged · devastated · ruined
Acted aggressively against
- lambastedCriticized very harshly
- excoriatedHarshly condemned or criticized
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
rebuked · castigated · pilloried · savaged · panned · slammed · roasted · flamed
Superficially burned
- scorchedBurned on surface
- charredBurned until black
- searedBurned on the surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
blistered · torched · incinerated · cauterized · branded · scalded · smoldered · carbonized
harmed
Caused injury to
marred · scarred · battered · bruised · afflicted · impaired · ravaged · devastated · ruined · mangled
attacked
Acted aggressively against
- lambastedCriticized very harshly
- excoriatedHarshly condemned or criticized
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
condemned · rebuked · castigated · pilloried · savaged · panned · slammed · roasted · flamed · trolled
singed
Superficially burned
blackened · blistered · torched · incinerated · cauterized · branded · scalded · smoldered · carbonized · cremated
- scathing rebukeHarsh, severe criticism