verschmähen

Meaning

to scorn, to disdain

Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛːən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German versmæhen, from Old High German firsmāhen, derived from Proto-West Germanic *smēhijan (“to sneer at, publicly despise”). Equivalent to ver- + schmähen (“to mock, verbally abuse”).

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