mensonterend

Dutch

Etymology

From mens (“human”) +‎ onterend (“dishonouring, defiling, violating, degrading”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛns.ɔntˈeː.rənt/
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  • Hyphenation: mens‧ont‧erend

Adjective

mensonterend (not comparable)

  1. Violating one's basic human dignity; extremely degrading to humans.
    Mishandeling van krijgsgevangenen is mensonterend en strafbaar volgens internationaal recht.
    Abuse of prisoners-of-war violates human dignity and is punishable according to international law.

Inflection
Inflection of mensonterend
uninflected mensonterend
inflected mensonterende
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial mensonterend
indefinite m./f. sing. mensonterende
n. sing. mensonterend
plural mensonterende
definite mensonterende
partitive mensonterends
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