blesser

Definitions of blesser
  1. verb
    hurt the feelings of
    synonyms: contrarier, offenser
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    offenser
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    chagriner, humilier, mortifier
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    déshonorer, faire déshonneur à
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
    type of:
    aviver, provoquer, soulever, éveiller
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  2. verb
    treat, mention, or speak to rudely
    synonyms: offenser
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    type of:
    contrarier, offenser
    hurt the feelings of
  3. verb
    cause or do harm to
    synonyms: nuire
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    types:
    rendre malade
    make sick or ill
    étouffer
    cause to retch or choke
  4. verb
    cause injuries or bodily harm to
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    torturer, tourmenter
    subject to torture
    mutiler
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
    tordre
    twist suddenly so as to sprain
    nuire
    cause or do harm to
    renverser, écraser
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    battre
    hit with a missile from a weapon
    dépouiller, écorcher
    bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
    contusionner, heurter
    injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
    écorcher, érafler
    break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
    torturer
    torture on the rack
    rendre malade
    make sick or ill
    mutiler
    destroy or injure severely
    boîter
    deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
    abattre
    strike down or shoot down
  5. verb
    give trouble or pain to
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    souffrir, être soufrant
    cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
    ne pas être d'accord avec, être en désaccord avec
    not be very easily digestible
    torturer, tourmenter
    subject to torture
    mutiler
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
    tordre
    twist suddenly so as to sprain
    nuire
    cause or do harm to
    renverser, écraser
    injure or kill by running over, as with a vehicle
    se couvrir de bouton, éclater
    become raw or open
    battre
    hit with a missile from a weapon
    dépouiller, écorcher
    bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
    contusionner, heurter
    injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
    écorcher, érafler
    break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
    type of:
    faire souffrir
    cause to feel unwell
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