Missstand

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

miss- +‎ Stand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪsˌʃtant]
  • Hyphenation: Miss‧stand
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Missstand m (strong, genitive Missstandes or Missstands, plural Missstände)

  1. bad state of affairs

Declension

Declension of Missstand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Missstand die Missstände
genitive eines des Missstandes, Missstands der Missstände
dative einem dem Missstand, Missstande1 den Missständen
accusative einen den Missstand die Missstände

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Missstand” in Duden online
  • “Missstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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