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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch afgrisen, from grisen (whence also modern griezelen), from Old Dutch *grīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīsan, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌxrɛi̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: af‧grij‧zen
Noun
afgrijzen n (uncountable)
- revulsion, aversion
- horror
Verb
afgrijzen
- (obsolete) to have an aversion for
Derived terms