Verwerfung

German

Etymology

verwerfen + -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfʊŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧wer‧fung
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. rejection
  2. (figurative) upheaval
    • 2022 December 30, Timm Kühn, “Kein linker „heißer Herbst“: Die ausgefallene Revolte”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Auf den Protesten von Heizung, Brot und Frieden wurden die Sanktionen durchaus zur Ursache der sozialen Verwerfungen erklärt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (geology) fault
    Nordanatolische Verwerfung(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

  • San-Andreas-Verwerfung
  • Verwerfungslinie

Further reading

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