Beleidigung

/bəˈlaɪdɪɡʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Beleidigungen

Meaning

  1. insult

    • Das war eine Beleidigung.

      That was an insult.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Misshandlung

Worth distinguishing: Beleidigung is a verbal insult; Misshandlung is physical abuse or ill-treatment.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

insulto

insulto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "insult."

Portuguese

xingamento

xingamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "insult."

Practice

1 What does Beleidigung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Beleidigung?

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