krenken

  1. (transitive) to damage, to hurt
  2. (transitive) to miff, to insult

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkrɛŋ.kə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch crenken, crinken; related to krank (“sick, ill”). Equivalent to krank (“sick, ill”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut. Cognate with German kränken.

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