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Befangenheit
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German
Etymology
de :af befangen -heit
From de befangen -heit.
Pronunciation
de De-Befangenheit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f.sg
de law bias, conflict of interest inability to act with required objectivity and impartiality, usually due to personal involvement
de das Parteiischsein Voreingenommenheit
de literary shyness, bashfulness
de Schüchternheit Verlegenheit
de 2002 1942 Anna Seghers Das siebte Kreuz 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
f.sg
Related terms
de Befangenheitsantrag
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