Hohn

/hoːn/

der 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. scorn

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

Verachtung

Close synonyms for scorn and contempt — looking down on someone or something with disdain.

Similar in other languages

English

disdain

Close — scorn and disdain overlap.

Practice

1 What does Hohn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er erntete nur ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hohn?

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