No. 15,414 in German
verletzend
Hurtful or offensive.
In a sentence
Deine Worte waren wirklich verletzend.
Your words were really hurtful.
In this sentence, the word 'verletzend' is used as an adjective to describe the impact of words on someone's emotions.
Sie hat bemerkt, dass seine Bemerkungen oft verletzend sind.
She noticed that his remarks are often hurtful.
Here, 'verletzend' is again functioning as an adjective, describing the nature of remarks conveying an emotional impact.
Das Buch enthält einige Meinungen, die verletzend sein könnten.
The book contains some opinions that could be offensive.
In this example, 'verletzend' serves as an adjective to portray the opinions as potentially injurious to someone's feelings or beliefs.
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