wurmen

Signification (Anglais)

to cause a not necessarily strong but continuous feeling of anger, worry, or regret in someone; to rankle

Concepts

rester sur le coeur

Synonymes

ärgern

nerven

abnerven

sich fressen in

Traductions

convulse

vervelen

gücendirmek

sinirlendirmek

içine dert olmak

acısı geçmemek

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈvʊʁmən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: wurmen

Hérité de ancien haut allemand: wormōn

In summary

From Wurm (“worm”) + -en. Formally already in Middle High German wurmen and Old High German wormōn, but with unrelated senses. Since the 15th century “to have worms, be wormridden”. The contemporary meaning since the later 18th century, seemingly popularised in part by Goethe. Evoking the idea of a nibbling worm in one’s mind or conscience, perhaps remotely based on Isaiah 66:24, Mark 9:44 (“where their worm dieth not”, of the continuous agony and regret of the sinners in hell).