einjagen

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German

Etymology

ein- +‎ jagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌjaːɡn̩/
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Verb

einjagen (weak, third-person singular present jagt ein, past tense jagte ein, past participle eingejagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, colloquial, figurative) to fill with, to provoke a negative emotion (fear, shock etc.) in someone
    Synonym: einflößen
    jemandem Angst einjagen[1] to frighten sb.
    jemandem einen Schrecken einjagen[1] to give sb. a scare; to terrify sb.
    Du hast mir Angst eingejagt.You've scared me.
    • 1910, Rainer Maria Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge:
      Und da, als es drüben so warm und schwammig lallte: da zum erstenmal seit vielen, vielen Jahren war es wieder da. Das, was mir das erste, tiefe Entsetzen eingejagt hatte, wenn ich als Kind im Fieber lag: das Große.
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Further reading

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