Mißachtung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contempt noun A feeling that someone or something is beneath consideration, worthless or deserving of scorn.
- disdain noun A feeling of contempt or scorn toward someone or something seen as beneath you.
- disregard verb To deliberately ignore or pay no attention to something.
- flout verb To openly ignore or disobey a rule or law, showing no respect for it.
Senses
Mißachtung is used for these senses in English:
- contempt (legal) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
- disdain (uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
- disregard The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
- flout The act by which something is flouted; violation of a law.
contempt — full definition
- noun A feeling that someone or something is beneath consideration, worthless or deserving of scorn.
- noun The offense of disobeying or disrespecting a court of law, or obstructing its work.
disdain — full definition
- noun A feeling of contempt or scorn toward someone or something seen as beneath you.
- verb To treat someone or something with scorn, as not worth your attention.
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