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dímheas — 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.
  • depreciation noun In accounting, the spreading of the cost of an asset over the years it is used, recorded as an expense to reflect the value it loses through wear and age.
  • disdain noun A feeling of contempt or scorn toward someone or something seen as beneath you.
  • disrespect noun A lack of respect or courtesy shown toward someone or something.
  • scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.

Senses

dímheas is used for these senses in English:

  • contempt (uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
  • depreciation (accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.
  • disdain (uncountable) A feeling of contempt or scorn.
  • disrespect A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.
  • scorn (uncountable) Contempt or disdain.

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.

depreciation — full definition

  1. noun In accounting, the spreading of the cost of an asset over the years it is used, recorded as an expense to reflect the value it loses through wear and age.
  2. noun A fall in the value or price of something over time.

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