Schmähen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Schmähen" is used as verb with the meaning of "revile", "denounce" or "insult".

Essential properties of "schmähen"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

  • Infinitive: schmähen
  • Simple past: schmähte
  • Participle: geschmäht

See full conjugation of schmähen

regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "schmähen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To despise or insult with offensive words"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. Er wurde öffentlich geschmäht und gedemütigt.He was publicly reviled and humiliated.
  2. Die Kritiker schmähten das neue Buch des Autors.The critics reviled the author's new book.
  3. Sie schmähten ihn wegen seiner politischen Ansichten.They reviled him for his political views.
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