Larmoyanz

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Etymology

From larmoyant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʁmo̯aˈjant͡s/
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  • Hyphenation: Lar‧mo‧yanz

Noun

Larmoyanz f (genitive Larmoyanz, no plural)

  1. (derogatory) maudlinness, mawkishness, self-pity
    Synonym: Selbstmitleid
    • 2017 February 17, Michael Bartsch, “Streit um Kriegskunstwerk „Monument“: Dresdner Larmoyanz”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Mutmaßungen über die spezifische Dresdner Larmoyanz und Ignoranz ließen sich an diesem Abend mit einer Fülle von Originaltönen belegen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

  • Larmoyanz” in Duden online
  • Larmoyanz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache