verreißen

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German

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Etymology

ver- +‎ reißen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯sn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧rei‧ßen

Verb

verreißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verreißt, past tense verriss, past participle verrissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, informal) to slate, to slam (criticise harshly)
    • 2022 July 8, Benjamin Moldenhauer, “Free-Jazz-Ikone Albert Ayler: Hoch die agnostische Transzendenz!”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Die Alben, die er [Albert Ayler] für das Label Impulse aufnahm, wurden von der Kritik verrissen, verkauften sich nicht und sein Plattenvertrag wurde gekündigt.
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  2. (transitive, regional) Synonym of zerreißen (to rip up)

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