Polyglot Dictionary

Angriffslust

/ˈanɡʁɪfsˌlʊst/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. aggressiveness

    Built from Angriff (attack) + Lust (desire).

    • Sie zeigte Angriffslust.

      She showed aggressiveness.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Angriff attack
  • Lust desire

Similar words

Aggressivität

Aggressivität is aggressiveness in general — a trait, a tone of voice; Angriffslust literally means "urge to attack," an eager, combative readiness to go on the offensive.

Practice

1 What does Angriffslust mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie zeigte ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Angriffslust?

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