meurtrir
Meanings
Verb
1. to murder (transitive, obsolete)
2. to injure, hurt; to bruise, especially in reference to fruit; to leave a contusion (transitive)
3. to hurt or injure someone's feelings (transitive)
Examples1
Le peuple était meurtri, et les villes exsangues.
The people were bruised and the cities were on their knees.