verdrießen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German verdriezen, from Old High German firthriozan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *firi- + *þreutaną (to harass).

Akin to Middle Low German vordrêten (Danish fortryde), Middle Dutch verdrieten (Dutch verdrieten).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧drie‧ßen

Verb

verdrießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present verdrießt, past tense verdross, past participle verdrossen, past subjunctive verdrösse, auxiliary haben)

  1. to chagrin, bother, vex
    Synonyms: ärgern, verärgern, missmutig stimmen, in Missstimmung versetzen, verstimmen

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Verdrießung

Further reading

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