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frostbite

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight or nip with frost.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To engage in winter sailboating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cryopathy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: injury, hurt, harm, trauma

Narrower terms: trench foot, immersion foot

History

Etymology

From frost + bite.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ngrirje — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Arabic: تَثْلِيج (taṯlīj) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Arabic: قَضْمَة صَقِيع — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Armenian: ցրտահարություն (cʻrtaharutʻyun) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Bulgarian: измръзване (izmrǎzvane) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Bulgarian: измръзнало място (izmrǎznalo mjasto) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凍瘡 /冻疮 (dòngchuāng) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凍傷 /冻伤 (dòngshāng) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瘃 (zhú) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Czech: omrzlina — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Dutch: bevriezing — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Estonian: külmakahjustus — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Faroese: frost — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Faroese: frostsár — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Finnish: paleltuminen — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Finnish: paleltuma — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Finnish: pakkasenpurema — the freezing of some part of the body
  • French: gelure — the freezing of some part of the body
  • German: Erfrierung — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Greek: κρυοπάγημα (kryopágima) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Hungarian: fagykár — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Irish: dó seaca — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Italian: congelamento — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Japanese: 霜焼け (shimoyake) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Japanese: 霜焼 (shimoyake) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Japanese: 凍瘡 (tōsō) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Japanese: 凍傷 (tōshō) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Kashmiri: شُہہ (śuhh) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Kazakh: үсу (üsu) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Korean: 동상 (dongsang) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Latin: congelātiō — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Macedonian: подноктица (podnoktica) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Malay: luka beku — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Māori: mate hukapuri — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Mongolian: хөлдөөх (xöldööx) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Nepali: अररो (araro) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Persian: شجام (šajâm) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Polish: odmrożenie — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Portuguese: congelamento — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Portuguese: geladura — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Portuguese: úlcera de frio — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Romanian: degerare — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Russian: обмороже́ние (obmorožénije) — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Spanish: congelamiento — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Spanish: congelación — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Swedish: köldskada — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Swedish: förfrysning — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Tibetan: གངས་ཕྱིད — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Turkish: soğuk ısırması — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Vietnamese: cước — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Welsh: ewinrhew — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Zazaki: bılıkê cemedi — the freezing of some part of the body
  • Armenian: ցրտահարել (cʻrtaharel) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Dutch: bevriezen — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Finnish: palelluttaa — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Hindi: शीतदंश (śītdañś) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Māori: mate hukapuri — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Nepali: काठिनु (kāṭhinu) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Nepali: कठ्याङ्ग्रिनु (kaṭhyāṅgrinu) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Nepali: काठ्ठिनु (kāṭhṭhinu) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Nepali: गँगरिनु (gãgarinu) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Persian: شجیدن (šajidan) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Polish: odmrażać — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Polish: odmrozić — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Russian: отморо́зить (otmorózitʹ) — to expose to the effect of frost
  • Spanish: congelar — to expose to the effect of frost
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