beledigen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- affront noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
- burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
- offend verb To hurt someone's feelings or upset them, often unintentionally.
Senses
beledigen is used for these senses in English:
- affront (transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.
- burn (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
- insult (transitive) To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). [from 17th c.]
- offend (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
affront — full definition
- noun An action or remark that deliberately insults or offends someone.
- verb To insult or offend someone openly.
burn — full definition
- noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
- noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
- verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
- verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
- verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.