GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION
die Konnotation
connotation (an association or emotional coloring beyond a word's literal meaning)
IN CONTEXT
Das Wort bescheiden hatte für sie eine freundliche Konnotation, während ihr Bruder darin eher eine versteckte Abwertung ihrer Ansprüche hörte.
The word modest had a positive connotation for her, whereas her brother heard it more as a veiled disparagement of her aspirations.
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