schimpfen

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German skimpfen, from Proto-West Germanic *skimpijan. Cognate with dialectal English skimp (“to make fun of, scoff at”), Dutch schimpen (“to mock, scold”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪmpfɱ̩/, /ˈʃɪmpfən/

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• Hyphenation: schimp‧fen

schimpfen (weak, third-person singular present schimpft, past tense schimpfte, past participle geschimpft, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive, often with mit) to tell off, to scold, to yell at

   Synonyms: keppeln, zetern

2. (intransitive, often with über or auf (about)) to complain, to grouse
3. (transitive, reflexive, slightly derogatory) to be called something

   Er hat keine Ahnung von der Materie - und so jemand schimpft sich Experte! ― He is clueless in that field - and someone like that calls himself an expert!

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• Schimpfen, Schimpfer, Schimpf, Schimpferei, Geschimpfe
• schimpfend
• schimpflich
• ausschimpfen, beschimpfen

• mit Schimpf und Schande
• schelten

• schelten
• fluchen
• verfluchen
• beleidigen
• verhöhnen
• kränken

• “schimpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “schimpfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “schimpfen” in Duden online
• “schimpfen” in OpenThesaurus.de