Besorgnis

/bəˈzɔʁknɪs/

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. concern, anxiety

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

Sorge

Close synonyms for worry or concern; Besorgnis is more formal/written, Sorge is the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

French

inquiétude

inquiétude is the French word for the same thing — both mean "concern, anxiety."

Practice

1 What does Besorgnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mit ___ beobachtete sie die Lage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Besorgnis?

noun

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