die Befangenheit

B2 Noun frequency rank #11,598

What Befangenheit means

Noun

bias, conflict of interest (inability to act with required objectivity and impartiality, usually due to personal involvement)
shyness, bashfulness

Forms

die Befangenheit · no common plural

Pronunciation

Befangenheit in a sentence

Der Anwalt lehnte den Richter wegen Befangenheit ab.

The lawyer challenged the judge for bias.

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Befangenheit is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #11,598 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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