shrink

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to become smaller.
2. (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
3. (intransitive) To cower or flinch.
4. (transitive) To draw back; to withdraw.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To withdraw or retire, as from danger.
6. (intransitive) To move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust.

Noun

1. Shrinkage; contraction; recoil.
2. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist.
3. (uncountable) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.

Concepts

diminuer

rétrécir

abaisser

abréger

psychiatre

réduire

contracter

rapetisser

amoindrir

raccourcir

reculer

se ratatiner

se réduire

psy

s’abaisser

atténuer

ralentir

se racornir

décroître

adoucir

écourter

rétréci

rétrecir

rogner

s’amoindrir

se baisser

se dessécher

se resserrer

se rétrécir

se tarir

s’éteindre

rétreindre

avoir horreur

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décroïtre

Psychiatre

naniser

faire rétrécir

abattre

alléger

broncher

croître

décliner

devenir

fléchir

limiter

psychanalyste

psychiatriste

psychologue

retrait

Synonymes

contract

reduce

shrivel

diminish

decrease

shorten

flinch

lessen

dwindle

recoil

cringe

become smaller

wrinkle

cower

abridge

wince

psychiatrist

wither

compress

subside

become small

draw back

quail

abbreviate

draw

squinch

tighten

scale down

huddle

deflate

decline

hesitate

funk

lower

head-shrinker

curtail

ease

crumple

drop

wilt

withdraw

shudder

blench

bend

condense

retract

sag

collapse

parch

make smaller

Traductions

schrumpfen

encolher

encogerse

mermar

encoger

diminuire

abnehmen

restringersi

verminderen

azalmak

einlaufen

azaltmak

menguar

diminuir

schwinden

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃɹɪŋk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: schrynken

Hérité de ancien anglais: sċrincan

Appartenant à néerlandais: schrinken

In summary

From Middle English schrynken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic *skrinkwaną. Cognate with Dutch schrinken (“to shrink”).
The sense “psychologist, psychotherapist” is a clipping of head-shrinker.