Polyglot Dictionary

erniedrigen

/ɛɐ̯ˈniːdʁɪɡn̩/

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 Negative

Forms

present
erniedrigt
past
erniedrigte
perfect
hat erniedrigt

Meaning

  1. to humiliate

    Built from er- ((make)) + niedrig (low).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • er- (make)
  • niedrig low

Similar words

demütigen

Erniedrigen carries a stronger sense of degrading or debasing someone, lowering their status or dignity; demütigen is more about humbling or humiliating someone emotionally.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

humilhar

humilhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

Portuguese

vexar

vexar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to humiliate."

Practice

1 What does erniedrigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ seine Mitarbeiter.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erniedrigen?

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