verschwurbelt

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German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊʁbl̩t/
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Adjective

verschwurbelt (strong nominative masculine singular verschwurbelter, comparative verschwurbelter, superlative am verschwurbeltsten)

  1. (informal, derogatory) convoluted, needlessly complicated (especially of language)
    • 2009 January 22, Jan-Martin Wiarda, “Am Ende des Sonderwegs”, in Die Zeit:
      Der Beschluss kam im üblichen Bürokratendeutsch daher – so verschwurbelt, dass man fast die bildungspolitische Sensation übersehen konnte, die sich hinter den Worten verbarg: []
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    • 2021 October 8, Sabine am Orde, “Laschets Rücktritt auf Raten: Ring frei bei der Union”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Stattdessen ist es ein Rückzug auf Raten, den Laschet in verschwurbelten Sätzen formuliert.
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