entsetzen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German entsezzen, from Old High German intsezzen. Equivalent to ent- +‎ setzen, literally “to put out (of a state, condition)”, whence the two senses of to horrify (i.e. put out of tranquility) and to relieve (i.e. put out of a siege). Compare Dutch ontzetten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛntˈzɛtsən/, [ʔɛntˈzɛ.t͡sn̩], [ʔɛnd-], [-t͡sən] (standard) IPA(key): /ɛntˈsɛtsɛn/, [ʔɛntˈsɛ.t͡sn̩] (Austria) IPA(key): /ɛnˈtsɛtsən/ (variant, by assimilation) Hyphenation: ent‧set‧zen === Verb === entsetzen (weak, third-person singular present entsetzt, past tense entsetzte, past participle entsetzt, auxiliary haben) to shock, horrify, appall (military) to relieve (a town or fortress from a siege) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Entsatz m entsetzlich Entsetzen n === Further reading === “entsetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “entsetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “entsetzen” in Duden online “entsetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From ent- +‎ setzen, after German entsetzen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æntˈzætsen/, [ænˈd͡zæt͡sən] === Verb === entsetzen (third-person singular present entsetzt, past participle entsat, auxiliary verb hunn) (transitive) to horrify, to appall (reflexive) to be horrified, to be appalled ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Entsetzen