adjective

scathing

vernichtend

Very harsh and strongly critical, often meant to hurt someone's feelings or reputation.

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Examples

Her scathing review left everyone in shock.adjective

Ihre vernichtende Kritik schockierte alle.

He gave a scathing look to his assistant.adjective

Er warf seinem Assistenten einen vernichtenden Blick zu.

The politician's speech received scathing criticism today.adjective

Die Rede des Politikers erhielt heute vernichtende Kritik.

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