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droef

Meaning

droeven

to be sad, to sadden

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Concepts

distressing
painful
grevious
sad
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miserable
mallet
downbeat
exacting
formidable
gaunt
grievous
hard
heavy
hurtful
moving
piteous
piteously
saddening
sadly
sore
tough
troublesome
yearnful
luctiferous
afflicted
griefful
arduous
bleak
challenging
depressing
dismal
Synonyms

treurig
C1
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droevig
C1
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triest
B2
smartelijk
zuur
C1
zwaar
A2

moeitevol

moeizaam
23k
bedroevend
34k
moeilijk
A1
zeer
A1
deerlijk
pijnlijk
B2
bedroefd
C2

triestig

verdrietig
B2
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rouwig

bedrukt
33k
mistroostig
naargeestig
pessimistisch
27k

rouw-

somber
C1
sip
C2
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Translations

schmerzhaft
doloroso

ağrılı

afligido
aflitivo
doloroso
acıklı

jandar

biezyet

bijan

biazar

douloureux
dolorosa

êşdar

biêş

Pronounced as (IPA)
/druf/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
droeve
Inherited from Old Dutch
*drōvi
Cognate with English
droff
Cognate with German
German
trüb
In summary

From Middle Dutch droeve, droue, from Old Dutch *drōvi, *druovi, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbī, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz (“turbid”). Compare English droff and German trüb.

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