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vahingoittaa

Pronunciation: /ˈʋɑhiŋːoi̯tːɑːˣ/

“vahingoittaa” is a Finnish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to damage
  2. to harm, to injure (cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something)
  3. to prejudice (have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.)
  4. to maul (handle someone or something in a rough way; to savage)
  5. to deface (damage something in a visible or conspicuous manner)
  6. to hit (affect negatively)
  7. to damnify (cause loss or injury)
  8. to affect (of a disease, to harm a part of the body)

Etymology

vahinko (“damage”) + -oittaa

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