Bedrängnis

/bəˈdʁɛŋnɪs/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. distress, trouble

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Leid

Bedrängnis is distress or trouble caused by pressing circumstances; Leid is suffering or sorrow, a broader and more emotional word.

Similar in other languages

English

suffering

suffering is the English word for the same thing — both mean "distress, suffering."

French

souffrance

souffrance is the French word for the same thing — both mean "distress, suffering."

Practice

1 What does Bedrängnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er geriet in ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bedrängnis?

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