verschmähen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German versmæhen, from Old High German farsmāhjan, from Proto-Germanic *smēhida-, from the verb *smēhijan (to sneer at, publicly despise). Equivalent to ver- +‎ schmähen (to mock, verbally abuse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛːən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˈʃmeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schmä‧hen

Verb

verschmähen (weak, third-person singular present verschmäht, past tense verschmähte, past participle verschmäht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to scorn, to disdain

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