gramschap

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gramschap. Equivalent to gram +‎ -schap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑm.sxɑp/
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  • Hyphenation: gram‧schap

Noun

gramschap f (uncountable)

  1. (poetic or dated) ire, anger, wrath
    Synonyms: woede, gram, toorn
    de druiven der gramschapthe grapes of wrath
    • Dorothée Sturkenboom, Spectators van hartstocht: sekse en emotionele cultuur in de achttiende eeuw, 1998, 103.
      In het spectatoriale gedachtegoed is toorn - in the spectators vaak ook gramschap genoemd - nauw verwant aan wraakzucht en haat.
      In the belief system of the spectator papers, wrath - often also called ire in the spectator publications - is closely related to vindictiveness and hatred.