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abweisend — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • forbidding adj Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
  • repulsive adj Causing strong disgust; extremely unpleasant.
  • stern adjective Serious and strict in manner; harsh or severe.

Senses

abweisend is used for these senses in English:

  • dismissively In a dismissive manner
  • dour Stern, harsh and forbidding.
  • forbidding Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
  • repulsive (physics) Having the capacity to repel.
  • stern Grim and forbidding in appearance.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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