tegenzin

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of tegen (“against, contra-”) +‎ zin (“appetite, willingness, eagerness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteːɣə(n)ˌzɪn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: te‧gen‧zin

Noun

tegenzin m (plural tegenzinnen, diminutive tegenzinnetje n) (rarely inflected)

  1. a reluctance, an unwillingness to do or accept something
    Synonyms: onwil, terughoudendheid, (stronger) weerzin
    Antonyms: ijver, zin, enthousiasme, bereidheid, trek
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.