beschimpfen

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German

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Etymology

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be- +‎ schimpfen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃɪmpfən/
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Verb

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beschimpfen (weak, third-person singular present beschimpft, past tense beschimpfte, past participle beschimpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, often with wüst) to insult, swear at, call names, abuse (verbally)
    Synonyms: schmähen, beleidigen, verunglimpfen
    Sie haben sich gestritten, und jetzt beschimpfen sie sich gegenseitig.
    They were arguing, and now they're insulting each other.
    Einer der Männer beschimpfte den Richter als Lügner.
    One of the men called the judge a liar.
    Schopenhauer beschimpfte Hegel wüst.
    Schopenhauer swore at Hegel.

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