Also means
hurt
Usage Note
Ferire applies to physical wounds and, figuratively, to hurting someone's feelings, as in ferire l'orgoglio ('to wound one's pride'). The reflexive ferirsi means 'to injure oneself'.
Examples
"Il coltello può ferire qualcuno."
Natural Translation
The knife can wound someone.
Literal Translation
The knife can wound someone.

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