halveksia

== Finnish == === Etymology === halpa +‎ -ksia === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑlʋeksiɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝lʋe̞kˌs̠iɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): hal‧vek‧si‧a Hyphenation(key): hal‧vek‧sia === Verb === halveksia (transitive, usually atelic) to despise, scorn, look down on, sneer at, disdain, contemn (transitive, usually atelic) to defy, (be) oppose(d) to, resist ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to despise, scorn, look down on, sneer at, disdain, contemn): halveksua, ylenkatsoa, väheksyä, hylkiä, syrjiä (to defy, be opposed to, resist): halveksua, vastustaa, uhmata, olla välittämättä (+ elative) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “halveksia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023