Hemmschwelle

/ˈhɛmʃvɛlə/

die noun C2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
Hemmschwellen

Meaning

  1. inhibition threshold, the point where one hesitates to act

    • Die Hemmschwelle für Gewalt ist in den sozialen Medien gesunken.

      The threshold for violence has dropped on social media.

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

Practice

1 What does Hemmschwelle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ für Gewalt ist in den sozialen Medien gesunken.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hemmschwelle?

noun

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