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herir.

to wound, injure (cause physical injury and pain)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/eˈɾiɾ/[eˈɾiɾ]
  1. to wound, injure (cause physical injury and pain)

    Latin-America · colloquial · transitive
  2. to hurt, offend, wound (cause emotional pain)

    Latin-America · colloquial · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéryeti Proto-Italic *ferjō Latin feriō Old Spanish ferir Spanish herir Inherited from Old Spanish ferir, from Latin feriō, -īre (“to hit”). Related to English interfere.

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