Polyglot Dictionary

Weigerung

/ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ/

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

Forms

plural
die Weigerungen

Meaning

  1. refusal

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

verweigerung

Verweigerung is slightly more formal or official, like refusal of a duty or conscientious objection; Weigerung is more general, a personal refusal.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

negativa

negativa is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "refusal."

Portuguese

negativa

negativa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "refusal."

Practice

1 What does Weigerung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine ___ überraschte alle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Weigerung?

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