Befangenheit

German

Etymology

From befangen +‎ -heit.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Befangenheit f (genitive Befangenheit, no plural)

  1. (law) bias, conflict of interest (inability to act with required objectivity and impartiality, usually due to personal involvement)
  2. (literary) shyness, bashfulness
    • 2002 [1942], Anna Seghers, Das siebte Kreuz, page 137:
      Dann langte sie sich die Tasche und stopfte, vor Befangenheit übertrieben langsam, ihr ganzes Strickzeug hinein.
      Then she reached into her pocket and stuffed – excessively slowly out of bashfulness – all of her knitting into it.

Declension

Declension of Befangenheit [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Befangenheit
genitive einer der Befangenheit
dative einer der Befangenheit
accusative eine die Befangenheit
  • Befangenheitsantrag

References

  • “Befangenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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