Finnish

Noun

pahennus

1. The event or process of getting worse, especially in moral respect.

   Laiton alkoholikauppa on pahennukseksi kaupunkimme nuorisolle.

   The illegal trading of alcohol causes moral decay to the youth of our town.

2. contempt, scorn, disdain; used mostly in expressions herättää ‎(“to awake”) pahennusta, aiheuttaa ‎(“to cause”) pahennusta
3. (archaic) The cause of contempt, scorn or disdain.
4. (archaic) A moral evil, temptation, sin.

Declension