halveksua

== Finnish == === Etymology === From halpa +‎ -ksua (sensive verb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑlʋeksuɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝lʋe̞kˌs̠uɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -uɑ Syllabification(key): hal‧vek‧su‧a Hyphenation(key): hal‧vek‧sua === Verb === halveksua (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): halveksia, ylenkatsoa, väheksyä, hylkiä, syrjiä (to defy, be opposed to, resist): halveksia, vastustaa, uhmata, olla välittämättä (+ elative) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “halveksua”, 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