schimpfen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schimpfen, from Old High German skimpfen, from Proto-West Germanic *skimpijan. Cognate with dialectal English skimp (to make fun of, scoff at), Dutch schimpen (to mock, scold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪmpfɱ̩/, /ˈʃɪmpfən/
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  • Hyphenation: schimp‧fen

Verb

schimpfen (weak, third-person singular present schimpft, past tense schimpfte, past participle geschimpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to tell off, to scold, to yell at
    Synonyms: keppeln, zetern
  2. (intransitive) to complain, to grouse, to bitch, to curse
  3. (transitive, slightly derogatory) to call
  4. (transitive, accusative reflexive, slightly derogatory) to call oneself
    Er hat keine Ahnung von der Materie - und so jemand schimpft sich Experte!He is clueless in that field - and someone like that calls himself an expert!

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Further reading

  • schimpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schimpfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schimpfen” in Duden online
  • schimpfen” in OpenThesaurus.de