kränken
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to insult, offend
- (weak) to hurt someone's feelings
- (weak) to wound (psychologically), belittle
- (weak) to slight, detract from
Concepts
interfere with
feel hurt
do one harm
be harmful to
hurt one's feelings
Synonyms
Leid verursachen
Herzeleid verursachen
Kummer bereiten
krank werden
sich abmühen
sich anstrengen
sich bemühen
herunterputzen
nicht bekommen
sich grämen
Translations
bedroeven
ofender
offendere
offenser
afligirFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
byggiere
Basel-Landschaft
dupfe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʁɛŋkən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German krenken (“to make ill”), from kranc (“ill”), ultimately from the root of krank (“ill”). Cognate with Dutch krenken and Luxembourgish kränken.
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