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väheksyä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
  • disgrace noun A loss of reputation or respect caused by shameful behavior.
  • disregard verb To deliberately ignore or pay no attention to something.
  • subordinate adj Lower in rank, importance, or position; under the authority of someone else.
  • trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.

Senses

väheksyä is used for these senses in English:

  • deprecate (transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
  • disgrace (transitive) To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
  • disregard (transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
  • subordinate (transitive) To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
  • trifle (intransitive) To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.

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.

disgrace — full definition

  1. noun A loss of reputation or respect caused by shameful behavior.
  2. verb To bring shame upon someone or something.

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