Hetze

/ˈhɛtsə/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. rush, smear campaign

    • Es war eine reine Hetze.

      It was a pure smear campaign.

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

Eile

Close synonyms for "hurry, rush."

Similar in other languages

English

haste

Close — rush relates to haste.

French

hâte

Close — rush relates to hâte (haste).

Practice

1 What does Hetze mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es war eine reine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hetze?

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