beeinträchtigen

German

Etymology

Not directly related to Eintracht (“concord, harmony”), but instead from another Eintracht, which was an East Central German variant of Eintrag (“impairment”). The earliest attentations of the verb are apparently from the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈʔaɪ̯nˌtʁɛçtɪɡn̩/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: be‧ein‧träch‧ti‧gen

Verb

1. to impair, to mar, to tarnish

Derived terms

• Beeinträchtigen
• Beeinträchtigung
• beeinträchtigend
• beeinträchtigt

Related terms

• beschädigen

Further reading

• “beeinträchtigen” in Duden online
• “beeinträchtigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache