vergeigen

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ Geige (violin) +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧gei‧gen

Verb

vergeigen (weak, third-person singular present vergeigt, past tense vergeigte, past participle vergeigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, transitive) to screw up
    Synonyms: in den Sand setzen, vermasseln, versemmeln
    Er vergeigte die Prüfung(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 2021 December 8, Gareth Joswig, “Innenausschuss-Vorsitz geht an AfD: Schlecht gewählt”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Die Ampel hat es vergeigt: Die Fraktionen von SPD, Grünen und FDP im Bundestag hätten verhindern können, dass die AfD den Vorsitzenden des Innenausschusses stellt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (rare) to play the wrong note on the violin
  3. (rare) to spend time playing violin

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Further reading

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