Anmaßung

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anmaßen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌmaːsʊŋ/
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Noun

Anmaßung f (genitive Anmaßung, plural Anmaßungen)

  1. insolence
    Synonyms: Unverschämtheit, Unverfrorenheit, Dreistigkeit, Frechheit, Vermessenheit, Überheblichkeit, Arroganz
    • 2016, “Spukhafte Fernwirkung”, in Emanzipation im Wald, performed by JaKönigJa:
      Du verhältst dich resistent / Gegen Gesetze unserer Existenz / Was für eine Anmaßung / Sie nennt sich spukhafte Fernwirkung
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (law) arrogation, presumption, pretension

Declension

Declension of Anmaßung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Anmaßung die Anmaßungen
genitive einer der Anmaßung der Anmaßungen
dative einer der Anmaßung den Anmaßungen
accusative eine die Anmaßung die Anmaßungen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Anmaßung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Anmaßung” in Duden online
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