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German
Etymology
verzagt + -heit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saːkthaɪ̯t/
- Hyphenation: Ver‧zagt‧heit
Noun
Verzagtheit f (genitive Verzagtheit, plural Verzagtheiten)
- trepidation, downheartedness, despondence
1908, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, chapter 4, in Augenblicke in Griechenland:Aber ehe ich den ersten Schritt tat, hielt ich schon inne. Ein Hauch der Verzagtheit hauchte mich an, ein Gefühl der Enttäuschung versehrte mich im voraus. Dieser Vormittag kam zurück, das endlose Umhergehen, von einem Ding zum anderen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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