Polyglot Dictionary

Verlegenheit

/fɛɐ̯ˈleːɡn̩ˌhaɪt/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. embarrassment, awkwardness

    Built from verlegen (embarrassed) + -heit.

    • Er geriet in Verlegenheit, als alle ihn ansahen.

      He grew embarrassed when everyone looked at him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Verlegenheit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er geriet in ___, als alle ihn ansahen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verlegenheit?

See also

noun

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