afgrijzen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afgrisen, from grisen (whence also modern griezelen), from Old Dutch *grīsan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīsan, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌxrɛi̯.zə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: af‧grij‧zen

Noun

afgrijzen n (uncountable)

  1. revulsion, aversion
  2. horror

Verb

afgrijzen

  1. (obsolete) to have an aversion for

Derived terms

  • afgrijs
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