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German
Etymology
Deverbal from verreißen.
Pronunciation
Noun
Verriss m (strong, genitive Verrisses, plural Verrisse)
- slating, scorcher, evisceration (harsh criticism)
- Synonym: Schmähkritik
2013 September 18, Ina Hartwig, “Nachruf auf Reich-Ranicki: „Abwehr – Angriff – zack!“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Reich-Ranicki nahm für sich – zu Recht – in Anspruch, viel gelobt zu haben, doch war der Verriss sein Element, der Verriss und die Selbstverteidigung. Nicht umsonst trägt eines seiner Bücher den Titel „Lauter Verrisse“.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Verriss” in Duden online
- “Verriss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache