geringschätzen

German

Alternative forms

gering schätzen (permitted since 1996; preferred by Duden)

Etymology

gering (“low, little”) +‎ schätzen (“esteem”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʁɪŋˌʃɛt͡sn̩/
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Verb

geringschätzen (weak, third-person singular present schätzt gering, past tense schätzte gering, past participle geringgeschätzt, auxiliary haben)

(transitive) to despise, disdain, hold in contempt, attach little value to

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Geringschätzung

Further reading

“geringschätzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“geringschätzen” in Duden online
“geringschätzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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