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genieren

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German

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Etymology

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From French gêner +‎ -ieren. First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒəˈniːʁən/, /ʒəˈniːɐ̯n/ (Germany)
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ʃeˈniːʁɛn/, /ʃeˈniːɐ̯n/ (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧nie‧ren

Verb

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genieren (weak, third-person singular present geniert, past tense genierte, past participle geniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to be ashamed
    Synonym: sich schämen
  2. (reflexive) to be embarrassed
  3. (transitive, dated) to embarrass

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • genieren” in Duden online
  • genieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • genieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon