ablehnen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- dislike verb To not like something or someone; to feel aversion toward.
- forbid verb To order someone not to do something; to prohibit.
- loathe verb To hate or feel intense disgust toward someone or something.
- oppose verb To disagree with or actively resist something.
- opt out verb To choose not to take part in something you would otherwise be included in automatically.
- quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
- refuse verb To say no to a request, offer, or order.
- reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
- reprobate adj Rejected; cast off as worthless.
- snub verb To deliberately ignore or treat someone coldly, as an insult.
Senses
ablehnen is used for these senses in English:
- decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
- deprecate (transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- dislike (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. [from 16th c.]
- forbid (transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.
- loathe (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
- oppose To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
- opt out To choose not to participate in something.
- refuse (transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
decline — full definition
- verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
- noun A gradual decrease or worsening.
deprecate — full definition
- verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- verb To belittle, depreciate.
- verb To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
- verb To pray against.