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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 express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.

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

  1. noun A feeling that someone or something is beneath consideration, worthless or deserving of scorn.
  2. noun The offence of disobeying or disrespecting a court of law, or obstructing its work.

disdain — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of contempt or scorn toward someone or something seen as beneath you.
  2. verb To treat someone or something with scorn, as not worth your attention.

Related German words