contrist

English

Etymology

From Old French (and modern French) contrister, from Latin contristare, from con- + tristis (“sad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪst/

Verb

contrist (third-person singular simple present contrists, present participle contristing, simple past and past participle contristed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To make sad, to upset.
   • 1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3, Penguin, published 2003, page 179:

     with such weak nerves and spirits, and in the condition I am in at present, ’twould be as much as my life was worth, to deject and contrist myself with so bad and melancholy an account

Anagrams

• crottins, strontic