verdriet

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch verdriet. By surface analysis, deverbal from verdrieten. Cognate with Low German Verdreet, German Verdruss, West Frisian fertriet, Saterland Frisian Ferträit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈdrit/ Hyphenation: ver‧driet Rhymes: -it === Noun === verdriet n (plural verdrieten, diminutive verdrietje n) grief, sadness, sorrow (dated) misery, distress (archaic) chagrin, aversion ==== Derived terms ==== liefdesverdriet stuk verdriet verdrietelijk verdrietig ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: verdriet Negerhollands: verdriet === Anagrams === verriedt