gramschap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gramschap. Equivalent to gram +‎ -schap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɑm.sxɑp/

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• Hyphenation: gram‧schap

Noun

gramschap f (uncountable)

1. (poetic or dated) ire, anger, wrath

   Synonyms: woede, gram, toorn

   de druiven der gramschap ― the grapes of wrath

   • Dorothée Sturkenboom, Spectators van hartstocht: sekse en emotionele cultuur in de achttiende eeuw, 1998, 103.

     In het spectatoriale gedachtegoed is toorn - in the spectators vaak ook gramschap genoemd - nauw verwant aan wraakzucht en haat.

     In the belief system of the spectator papers, wrath - often also called ire in the spectator publications - is closely related to vindictiveness and hatred.