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Tadel¹

  • [ˈtaːdl̩]

Rhymes with aːdl̩

Where it comes from

mittelhochdeutsch (besonders mitteldeutsch) tadel „Fehler, Makel, Gebrechen“, im 13. Jahrhundert aus dem Niederdeutschen übernommen

noun Tadel · Tadels · Tadeln

  1. Erziehungsmaßnahme mit verhaltenskorrigierender Funktion Der Lehrer sprach einen Tadel gegenüber den Schülern aus.

    Opposite: Lob

tadel²

  • [ˈtaːdl̩]

Rhymes with aːdl̩

verb tadle · tadele

  1. active, imperative, present, singular 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tadeln
  2. active, indicative, present, singular 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tadeln

In English

  • censure the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension
  • rebuke harsh criticism
  • criticism act of criticising
  • reprehension the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand

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MLA

"tadel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/tadel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tadel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/tadel

Chicago

"tadel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/tadel.

BibTeX
@misc{tadel_2026,
  title = {tadel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/tadel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}