bedrückt

/bəˈdʁʏkt/

adjective B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. depressed

    • Er wirkte bedrückt.

      He seemed downcast.

Similar words

deprimiert

Bedrückt suggests a heavy, weighed-down feeling, often temporary and situational; deprimiert is the more clinical, general word for depressed.

Similar in other languages

English

low

Close, figuratively — depressed relates to low.

Practice

1 What does bedrückt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er wirkte ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bedrückt?

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