verdrießen
Meaning
to chagrin, bother, vex
Synonyms
Kummer bereiten
verweichlichen
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁiːsn̩]
Etymology
In summary
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).
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