desacato

Meaning

Noun

contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of desacatar

desacatar

1. to disrespect
2. to disobey, to flout (rules, a ruling, etc.)
3. to provoke

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Concepts

contempt

disrespect

Translations

desacato

Beamtenbeleidigung

Mißachtung

περιφρόνηση

outrage

desacatament

minachting

vilipendio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/de.zaˈka.tu/

Etymology

From desacatar (“to flout”), from des- + acatar (“to respect”).