ärgern

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German argern (worsen), from Old High German argerōn. Derived from Old High German arg (bad), from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Compare English eerie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔɛɐ̯ɡɐn/
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Verb

ärgern (weak, third-person singular present ärgert, past tense ärgerte, past participle geärgert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to annoy, to make angry
    Synonyms: nerven, stören, belästigen, nerven, verägern, verdrießen, aufregen, vergrätzen, erregen, krank machen, auf die Nerven gehen, belästigen, verstimmen, quälen, plagen, anzipfen, enervieren, irritieren, reizen, fuchsen
    Die anderen Kinder ärgern ihn immer.
    The other kids keep annoying him.
  2. (reflexive) to be annoyed, to be angry, to get annoyed, to get angry

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Further reading

  • ärgern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ärgern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ärgern” in Duden online
  • ärgern” in OpenThesaurus.de