Wermutstropfen

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German

Etymology

Wermut +‎ -s- +‎ Tropfen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːɐ̯muːt͡sˌtʁɔp͡fn̩/
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Noun

Wermutstropfen m (strong, genitive Wermutstropfens, plural Wermutstropfen)

  1. (figurative, higher register) downer, wormwood (a bad aspect that comes as the consequence of something good)
    Synonym: Bitterkeit
    • 2021 April 3, Plutonia Plarre, “Fahrradboom in Berlin: Fahrradfahren bleibt erlaubt”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Der Aufschwung, den das Fahrradgewerbe erfährt, hat somit auch ein bisschen was von Gerechtigkeit. [] Allerdings gibt es einen Wermutstropfen: die Lieferengpässe.
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