Polyglot Dictionary

ernüchtern

/ɛɐ̯ˈnʏçtɐn/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
ernüchtert
past
ernüchterte
perfect
hat ernüchtert

Meaning

  1. to sober up, to disillusion

    • Das Ergebnis ernüchterte alle.

      The result sobered everyone.

    • Das schlechte Ergebnis ernüchterte die Fans. Sie hatten mehr erwartet.

      The poor result disillusioned the fans. They had expected more.

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Similar words

ausnüchtern

ernüchtern also separately means "to disillusion," figuratively; ausnüchtern specifically means "to sober up," literally.

Practice

1 What does ernüchtern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Ergebnis ___ alle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ernüchtern?

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