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bestemmiare

Pronunciation: /bes.temˈmja.re/

“bestemmiare” is an Italian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to blaspheme
  2. to commit blasphemy
  3. to curse
  4. to curse, to swear, to cuss
  5. to express erroneous judgments, to rant
  6. to offend, to insult
  7. to get angry
  8. to butcher (a language)
  9. to revile

In Italian

  1. imprecare o offendere una divinità, un simbolo o un personaggio venerato da una religione
  2. non saper parlare bene una lingua
  3. pronunciare bestemmie in maniera frequente
  4. dire una sciocchezza

Etymology

Blend of biastemmiare (archaic form) + bestia (“beast”). The former derives from Late Latin blastēmāre (variant of blasphēmāre). Doublet of blasfemare and biasimare. Compare Sicilian jastimijari, Romanian blestemare.

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