paheksua — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
paheksua is used for these senses in English:
- convict (chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
- deprecate (transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- frown upon (transitive) To disapprove of.
- reprove (intransitive) To express disapproval. [from 14th c.]
- reprove (transitive) To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]
- resent (transitive) To express displeasure or indignation at.
convict — full definition
- verb To find someone guilty of a crime in a court of law.
- noun A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence.
deprecate — full definition
- verb To say clearly that you disapprove of something.
- verb To make something seem less important or valuable than it really is.
- verb (computing) To officially mark something as outdated and advise against using it, even though it still works.
- verb To pray that something will not happen.
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