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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerachtung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fer-acht-ung
"Er betrachtete den Vorschlag mit Verachtung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable.
"She looked at the proposal with scorn, believing it to be poorly thought out."
- 1
To feel or express contempt or derision for.
"He scorned the idea of working on the project without proper funding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'scorn' originates from the Old French 'escarner', which means to mock or deride, and can be traced back to the Latin 'excornare', meaning to horn out or to mock. Over time, it evolved in English to encompass a broader sense of disdain and contempt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scorn" is said worldwide
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mépris
Transliteration: may-pree
"Elle a regardé la proposition avec mépris."
Verachtung
Transliteration: fer-acht-ung
"Er betrachtete den Vorschlag mit Verachtung."
disprezzo
Transliteration: dis-prez-zo
"Ha guardato la proposta con disprezzo."
desprecio
Transliteration: des-pre-sio
"Miró la propuesta con desprecio."
desdém
Transliteration: des-dem
"Ela olhou para a proposta com desdém."
तिरस्कार
Transliteration: tiraskaar
"उसने प्रस्ताव को तिरस्कार से देखा।"
轻蔑
Transliteration: qīngmiè
"她以轻蔑的态度看待这个提案。"
경멸
Transliteration: gyeongmyeol
"그녀는 제안을 경멸하며 보았다."
軽蔑
Transliteration: keibetsu
"彼女はその提案を軽蔑して見た。"
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