ablehnen

Related words

• ablehnend

  rejecting

• verachten

  to despise

• abstoßen

  to repel

• hassen

  to hate

• verschmähen

  To disdain, to scorn

• sträuben

  To resist

• bestreiten

  to deny

• missbilligen

  Disapprove

• abschmettern

  To rebuff means to reject or repel something energetically, often in a sporting context (e.g., in volleyball) or figuratively.

• fremdeln

  To be shy with strangers

• abkehren

  To sweep away means to remove dirt or snow from a surface with a broom or brush.

• widerstrebend

  reluctant

• opponieren

  To oppose

• niftern

  To nip (drink secretly)

• feindlich

  Hostile

• antijüdisch

  Anti-Jewish

• antimilitaristisch

  Opposed to militarism, rejecting war and military buildup.

• antirussisch

  Anti-Russian

• behindertenfeindlich

  Ableist means having a dismissive, discriminatory, or hostile attitude towards people with disabilities.

• flüchtlingsfeindlich

  Anti-refugee

• iranfeindlich

  Anti-Iranian

• puritanisch

  Puritanical

• verweigern

  To refuse to allow or give something.

• Ausländerfeindlichkeit

  Ausländerfeindlichkeit refers to a rejection or hostile attitude towards people who do not come from one's own country.

• Kinderfeindlichkeit

  Child-hatred describes a hostile or negative attitude towards children.

• Fremdenfeindlichkeit

  xenophobia

• Reichsbürger

  Reichsbürger (Citizen of the Reich)

• Negativität

  Negativity

• weigern

  to refuse

• boykottieren

  To boycott

• zurückweisen

  to reject

• verdammen

  To condemn

• abweisen

  Reject

• niederstoßen

  To knock down, to reject

• abschlagen

  To reject, to knock off

• verfemen

  Denounce

• canceln

  to cancel

• etwas in die Schanze schlagen

  To dismiss something means to reject or ignore something someone has said or suggested.

• abneigen

  To tend to dislike or feel aversion towards something or someone.

• negativ

  Negative

• gegnerisch

  Opposing, rival

• judenfeindlich

  Anti-Jewish means having or showing a hostile or disapproving attitude towards Jews.

• schmallippig

  thin-lipped

• schwulenfeindlich

  Homophobic

• technikfeindlich

  Technophobic

• verpflichtungslos

  without obligation

• transfeindlich

  Transphobic None

• ausschlagen

  Decline, reject; break out (in a rash)

• Negativ

  Negative means unfavorable, disapproving, or the opposite of positive.

Example sentences with “ablehnen”

1. Ich muss das Angebot ablehnen. (I must decline the offer.)

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