desacato

See also: desacató

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -atu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zaˈka.tu/, /d͡ʒi.zaˈka.tu/

• (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)

1. (law) contempt (open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority)

   Synonyms: desrespeito, afronta, injúria

Related terms

• desacatado
• desacatar

Etymology 2

Verb

desacato

1. first-person singular present indicative of desacatar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desaˈkato/ [d̪e.saˈka.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: de‧sa‧ca‧to

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desacatar.

Noun

desacato m (plural desacatos)

1. (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.

Etymology 2

Verb

desacato

1. first-person singular present indicative of desacatar

Further reading

• “desacato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10