κακοποίηση

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word κακοποίηση. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word κακοποίηση, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say κακοποίηση in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word κακοποίηση you have here. The definition of the word κακοποίηση will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofκακοποίηση, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κακοποίησις (kakopoíēsis).[1] By surface analysis, κακοποίη- (stem of κακοποιώ (kakopoió)) +‎ -ση (-si) or κακο- (kako-) +‎ -ποίηση (-poíisi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.koˈpi.i.si/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧κο‧ποί‧η‧ση

Noun

κακοποίηση (kakopoíisif (plural κακοποιήσεις)

  1. abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment (cruel or harmful treatment)
    παιδική κακοποίησηpaidikí kakopoíisichild abuse
    ψυχολογική κακοποίησηpsychologikí kakopoíisipsychological abuse
  2. abuse (forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another)
    σεξουαλική κακοποίησηsexoualikí kakopoíisisexual abuse
  3. abuse (insulting speech)
    Near-synonym: βρισιές f pl (vrisiés)
    λεκτική κακοποίησηlektikí kakopoíisiverbal abuse
  4. abuse (misuse; improper use; perversion)

Declension

Declension of κακοποίηση
singular plural
nominative κακοποίηση (kakopoíisi) κακοποιήσεις (kakopoiíseis)
genitive κακοποίησης (kakopoíisis) κακοποιήσεων (kakopoiíseon)
accusative κακοποίηση (kakopoíisi) κακοποιήσεις (kakopoiíseis)
vocative κακοποίηση (kakopoíisi) κακοποιήσεις (kakopoiíseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: κακοποιήσεως (kakopoiíseos)

See also

References

  1. ^ κακοποίηση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading