entgegenschlagen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German engegenslahen, ingegenslahen. Equivalent to entgegen- +‎ schlagen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌʃlaːɡŋ̩], [ʔɛntˈɡeːɡənˌʃlaːɡən] Hyphenation: ent‧ge‧gen‧schla‧gen === Verb === entgegenschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt entgegen, past tense schlug entgegen, past participle entgegengeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge entgegen, auxiliary sein) (intransitive, often figurative) to assail [with dative ‘someone’] (figurative) to face, to meet [with dative ‘someone’] (of something negative; usually translated passively) ihm schlägt blanker Hass entgegen ― he is met with pure hatred (literally, “pure hatred faces him”) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “entgegenschlagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “entgegenschlagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “entgegenschlagen” in Duden online “entgegenschlagen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.