beleidigen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German beleidegen, intensification of leidegen, leidigen, from Old High German leidegōn, leidegen, from leideg, leidig (“hurt, saddened”). Equivalent to be- +‎ leidig +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === === Verb === beleidigen (weak, third-person singular present beleidigt, past tense beleidigte, past participle beleidigt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to offend, to insult, to annoy Synonym: kränken ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Beleidigung ==== See also ==== ausschimpfen beschimpfen verhöhnen schelten zetern verfluchen === Further reading === “beleidigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “beleidigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “beleidigen” in Duden online “beleidigen” in OpenThesaurus.de