Becrimed

/bɪˈkraɪmd/ adjective

Definition

Marked or covered with grime; made grimy and dirty.

Etymology

Past participle of 'becrime'—though note this has shifted meaning from 'commit a crime' to 'cover with grime/crime' (dirt and crime share roots in older usage). The '-ed' suffix shows completion.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, this word bridges two meanings: 'crime' originally meant offense, but in some dialects 'grime' (dirt) and 'crime' were related. Medieval texts show this ambiguity—a 'becrimed' surface could mean morally stained OR literally covered in grime. Language constantly shifts these meanings in surprising ways.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
przestępstwo
przes-tep-st-wo
ARالعربية
إجرامي
ijraami
BNবাংলা
অপরাধ
op-raadh
CACatalà
delit
de-lit
CSČeština
zločinný
zločin-ny
DADansk
forbrydelse
for-bry-de-lse
DEDeutsch
becrimmt
be-kree-m-t
ELΕλληνικά
εγκληματικό
en-klime-ti-ko
ESEspañol
becrimado
be-kri-mah-doh
FAفارسی
جرمی
jarma
FISuomi
rikos
ri-kos
FRFrançais
becrimé
be-kree-meh
GUGU
przestępstwo
przes-tep-st-wo
HAHA
laif
lai-f
HEעברית
פשע
p'sha
HIहिन्दी
अपराधपूर्ण
aparadh-poor-n
HUMagyar
bűncselekm
boön-che-lekm
IDBahasa Indonesia
dikriminalisasi
di-kri-mi-na-li-sa-si
IGIG
akụrụ
a-ku-ru
ITItaliano
becrimato
be-kri-mah-toh
JA日本語
犯罪化
hanzai-ka
KKKK
жауапкершілік
ja-w-ap-ker-shi-lik
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-p-ret
KO한국어
범죄화
beom-jo-hwa
MRMR
przestępstwo
przes-tep-st-wo
MSBahasa Melayu
jenayah
jen-a-yah
MYမြန်မာ
ရာဇဝတ်
ya-za-wat
NLNederlands
misdaad
mis-daad
NONorsk
forbrytelse
for-bry-telse
PAPA
przestępstwo
przes-tep-st-wo
PLPolski
przestępczy
przes-tęp-t͡s-chi
PTPortuguês
becrimado
be-kri-mah-doh
RORomână
criminal
kri-mi-nal
RUРусский
преступлен
prestuplen
SVSvenska
förbryttat
för-bryt-tat
SWKiswahili
uhalifu
oo-ha-li-foo
TAதமிழ்
குற்றம்
kuttram
TEతెలుగు
విచారణ
vi-chaar-na
THไทย
อาชญากรรม
a-chon-ak-mon
TLTL
krimen
kri-men
TRTürkçe
suçlanmış
suç-lan-mış
UKУкраїнська
кримінальний
kriminal-nyy
URاردو
جرم
jarm
VITiếng Việt
tội phạm hóa
toi-pham-hoa
YOYO
àṣẹ
a-she
ZH中文
犯罪化
fànzuìhuà
ZUZU
umuntu
oo-mu-ntu

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