paheksua — meaning in English

English meaning

• convict verb To find someone guilty of a crime in a court of law.
• deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
• reprove verb To express disapproval.
• resent verb To feel bitter or angry about something perceived as unfair.

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

1. verb To find someone guilty of a crime in a court of law.
2. noun A person who has been found guilty of a crime and is serving a sentence.

deprecate — full definition

1. verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
2. verb To belittle, depreciate.
3. verb To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
4. verb To pray against.

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