beschimpfen

German

Etymology

be- + schimpfen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃɪmpfɱ̩/
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Verb

beschimpfen (third-person singular simple present beschimpft, past tense beschimpfte, past participle beschimpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to insult, swear at, call names, call a liar (etc.), abuse
    er beschimpfte unshe called us names
    sich einander gegenseitig beschimpfento insult each other
    einer der Männer beschimpfte den Richter als Lügnerone of the men called the judge a liar
    Schopenhauer beschimpfte Hegel wüst.Schopenhauer swore at Hegel.

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Derived terms

  • Schimpferei
  • Schimpftirade

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