enttäuschen
Meaning
to disappoint (displease by not fulfilling an expectation)
Concepts
Synonyms
ausbremsen
mit Minderwertigkeitsgefühlen erfüllen
jdn. am Fortkommen hindern
jdn. zurückwerfen
jdn. einengen
jdm. die Hoffnung nehmen
unbefriedigt lassen
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ent‧täu‧schen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛn(t)ˈtɔʏ̯ʃən/
Etymology
Late 18th century, from ent- (“un-, dis-”) + täuschen (“to deceive”), a calque of French détromper (“to disillusion”), which had earlier been borrowed as detrompi(e)ren (now obsolete).
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