töricht

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German tōreht, tœreht, tōroht, tœroht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtøːʁɪçt/
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Adjective

töricht (strong nominative masculine singular törichter, comparative törichter, superlative am törichtsten)

  1. (derogatory) foolish
    • c. 1822, Wilhelm Müller, Der Wegweiser:
      Welch ein thörichtes Verlangen
      Treibt mich in die Wüstenein?
      What kind of foolish desire
      Drives me into the wastelands?
    • 1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 255:
      Welch' ein Esel Bruder Leichtfuß doch war—welch' ein unbeschreiblich törichter dickköpfiger Junge!
      What an ass that thoughtless idiot was—what an indescribably foolish thickheaded boy!
    • 2023 July 26, Susanne Götze, “Klimakrise all inclusive”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen? Fliegen Urlauber nach Griechenland, können sie die Folgen ihrer CO₂-Sünde jetzt live erleben, spotten Klimaaktivisten. Solche Schadenfreude ist töricht.
      One who does not wish to listen, must feel? Vacationers flying to Greece can now experience the consequences of their CO₂ sins live, scoff climate activists. Such Schadenfreude is foolish.

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Further reading

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