krenken
- (transitive) to damage, to hurt
- (transitive) to miff, to insult
Frequency
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.
affronteren
verongelijken
pijnlijk aandoen
terneerdrukken
de moed ontnemen
brutaliseren
ootmoedigen
neerdrukken
neerslachtig maken
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