Contempt
//kənˈtɛmpt//
Translations of "contempt" (44 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | καταφρόνημα(a feeling or attitude), ὑπεροψίᾱ(a feeling or attitude) | kataphrónēma, huperopsíā | |
| Arabic | اِحْتِقَار(a feeling or attitude), اِزْدِرَاء(a feeling or attitude) | iḥtiqār, izdirāʔ | |
| Belarusian | пага́рда(a feeling or attitude) | pahárda | |
| Bulgarian | неуважение(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), презре́ние(a feeling or attitude), пренебреже́ние(a feeling or attitude) | neuvaženie, prezrénie, prenebrežénie | |
| Catalan | menyspreu(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 輕視 /轻视(a feeling or attitude), 鄙夷(a feeling or attitude), 鄙薄(a feeling or attitude), 鄙視 /鄙视(a feeling or attitude) | qīngshì, bǐyí, bǐbó, bǐshì | |
| Czech | despekt(a feeling or attitude), opovržení(a feeling or attitude), opovržení(a state of being despised or dishonored), pohrdání(a feeling or attitude), ponížení(a state of being despised or dishonored), přezírání(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Danish | foragt(a feeling or attitude), foragt(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), foragt for retten(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), vanære(a state of being despised or dishonored) | — | |
| Dutch | minachting(a feeling or attitude), minachting(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), verachting(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Esperanto | kontumaco(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | — | |
| Finnish | halveksinta(a feeling or attitude), halveksunta(a feeling or attitude), kunniattomuus(a state of being despised or dishonored), oikeuden halventaminen(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), ylenkatse(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| French | contemnement(a feeling or attitude), contemption(a feeling or attitude), mépris(a feeling or attitude), outrage(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | — | |
| Galician | desprezo(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| German | Beamtenbeleidigung(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), Blamage(a state of being despised or dishonored), Mißachtung(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), Schande(a state of being despised or dishonored), Verachtung(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Greek | καταφρόνηση(a feeling or attitude), περιφρόνηση(a feeling or attitude), περιφρόνηση(a state of being despised or dishonored), περιφρόνηση(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | katafrónisi, perifrónisi, perifrónisi, perifrónisi | |
| Hebrew | בּוּז(a feeling or attitude) | buz | |
| Hindi | अवमानना(a feeling or attitude), अवमानना(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | avmānnā, avmānnā | |
| Hungarian | figyelmen kívül hagyás(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), megvetettség(a state of being despised or dishonored), megvetés(a feeling or attitude), semmibevevés(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), semmibevétel(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | — | |
| Icelandic | fyrirlitning(a feeling or attitude), óvirðing(a state of being despised or dishonored), óvirðing(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | — | |
| Irish | dímheas(a feeling or attitude), tarcaisne(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Italian | disprezzo(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Japanese | 侮蔑(a feeling or attitude), 軽侮(a feeling or attitude), 軽蔑(a feeling or attitude), 軽蔑(a state of being despised or dishonored) | bubetsu, keibu, keibetsu, keibetsu | |
| Korean | 경멸(a feeling or attitude) | gyeongmyeol | |
| Latin | contemptus(a feeling or attitude), dēspectiō(a feeling or attitude), fāstus(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Macedonian | презир(a feeling or attitude) | prezir | |
| Malayalam | പുച്ഛം(a feeling or attitude) | pucchaṁ | |
| Māori | takahi ture(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), tokorekotanga(a state of being despised or dishonored), whakahariharitaetanga(a state of being despised or dishonored), whakapu(w)hetotanga(a state of being despised or dishonored) | — | |
| Middle French | contemnement(a feeling or attitude), contemption(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Old English | forsewennes(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | رذالت(a state of being despised or dishonored) | rezâlet | |
| Persian | اهانت(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), بیحرمتی(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), تحقیر(a feeling or attitude) | ehânat, bi-hormati, tahqir | |
| Plautdietsch | Ve'achtunk(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Polish | lekceważenie(a feeling or attitude), lekceważenie(a state of being despised or dishonored), lekceważenie(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), obraza(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), pogarda(a feeling or attitude), pogarda(a state of being despised or dishonored) | — | |
| Portuguese | contempto(a feeling or attitude), desacato(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), desdém(a feeling or attitude), desprezo(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Romanian | dispreț(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Russian | бесче́стие(a state of being despised or dishonored), неуваже́ние(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), позо́р(a state of being despised or dishonored), презре́ние(a feeling or attitude), пренебреже́ние(a feeling or attitude) | besčéstije, neuvažénije, pozór, prezrénije, prenebrežénije | |
| Serbo-Croatian | nadmenost(a feeling or attitude), nadutost(a feeling or attitude), prezir(a feeling or attitude), prezrivost(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Spanish | desacato(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), desdén(a feeling or attitude), desgracia(a state of being despised or dishonored), deshonra(a state of being despised or dishonored), desprecio(a feeling or attitude), vergüenza(a state of being despised or dishonored) | — | |
| Swedish | avsmak(a feeling or attitude), förakt(a feeling or attitude), missaktning(a state of being despised or dishonored), misshag(a feeling or attitude), missnöje(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Tagalog | desakato(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), paglapastangan(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), pagsuway(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority) | — | |
| Turkish | hor görülmek(a state of being despised or dishonored), küçümsemek(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Ukrainian | знева́га(law: open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority), не́хтування(a feeling or attitude), прези́рство(a feeling or attitude) | zneváha, néxtuvannja, prezýrstvo | |
| Volapük | nestüm(a feeling or attitude) | — | |
| Yiddish | פֿאַראַכטונג(a feeling or attitude) | farakhtung |
menyspreu
despekt, opovržení, opovržení, pohrdání, ponížení, přezírání
foragt, foragt, foragt for retten, vanære
minachting, minachting, verachting
kontumaco
halveksinta, halveksunta, kunniattomuus, oikeuden halventaminen, ylenkatse
contemnement, contemption, mépris, outrage
desprezo
Beamtenbeleidigung, Blamage, Mißachtung, Schande, Verachtung
καταφρόνηση, περιφρόνηση, περιφρόνηση, περιφρόνηση
katafrónisi, perifrónisi, perifrónisi, perifrónisi
figyelmen kívül hagyás, megvetettség, megvetés, semmibevevés, semmibevétel
fyrirlitning, óvirðing, óvirðing
dímheas, tarcaisne
disprezzo
contemptus, dēspectiō, fāstus
takahi ture, tokorekotanga, whakahariharitaetanga, whakapu(w)hetotanga
contemnement, contemption
forsewennes
Ve'achtunk
lekceważenie, lekceważenie, lekceważenie, obraza, pogarda, pogarda
contempto, desacato, desdém, desprezo
dispreț
бесче́стие, неуваже́ние, позо́р, презре́ние, пренебреже́ние
besčéstije, neuvažénije, pozór, prezrénije, prenebrežénije
nadmenost, nadutost, prezir, prezrivost
desacato, desdén, desgracia, deshonra, desprecio, vergüenza
avsmak, förakt, missaktning, misshag, missnöje
desakato, paglapastangan, pagsuway
hor görülmek, küçümsemek
nestüm
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