desacato
See also: desacató
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atu
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zaˈka.tu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈka.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zaˈka.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɐˈka.tu/
Etymology 1
From desacatar (“to flout”), from des- + acatar (“to respect”).
Noun
desacato m (plural desacatos)
- (law) contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)
- Synonyms: desrespeito, afronta, injúria
Related terms
- desacatado
- desacatar
Verb
desacato
- first-person singular present indicative of desacatar
Spanish
Etymology
From desacatar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desaˈkato/ [d̪e.saˈka.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧ca‧to
Noun
desacato m (plural desacatos)
- (law) contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)
- 1863, Miguel Riofrío, La emancipada:
- El cura que había causado la perdición de esa mujer, cuando supo su muerte subió al púlpito y platicó patéticamente sobre las desgracias que traen consigo la desobediencia a los padres, el desacato al sacerdote y el irrespeto a los jueces
- when the priest who had caused that woman's demise found out about her death he went up to the pulpit and waffled on about the disgrace resulting from disobeying one's parents, contempt towards the priesthood and the lack of respect towards judges.
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Verb
desacato
- first-person singular present indicative of desacatar
Further reading
- “desacato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014