cut deeper than a knife

verb

Cause severe emotional pain.

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Meanings

verbcut deeper than a knife (third-person singular simple present cuts deeper than a knife, present participle cutting deeper than a knife, simple past and past participle cut deeper than a knife)

present singular third person cuts deeper than a knife · participle present cutting deeper than a knife

  1. Cause severe emotional pain.

    Your words cut deeper than a knife / Now I need someone to breathe me back to life

    2015, “Stitches”, performed by Shawn Mendes
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APA

cut deeper than a knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20deeper%20than%20a%20knife

MLA

“cut deeper than a knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20deeper%20than%20a%20knife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut deeper than a knife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20deeper%20than%20a%20knife.

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