entsetzen

See also: Entsetzen

German

Etymology

ent- +‎ setzen, thus etymologically “to bring somebody out (of a state, a condition)”, and hence the two senses of to horrify (i.e. to bring out of tranquility) and to relieve (i.e. to bring out of a siege). Both senses are old and are already found in Old High German intsezzen. Compare Dutch ontzetten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛntˈzɛtsən/, [ɛndˈzɛtsən], [ɛndˈzɛtsn̩]
• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈtsɛtsən/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ent‧set‧zen

Verb

1. to shock, to horrify, to appall
2. (military, dated) to relieve (a town or fortress from a siege)

Derived terms

• Entsatz
• entsetzlich

Further reading

• “entsetzen” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From ent- +‎ setzen, after German entsetzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æntˈzætsen/, [ænˈd͡zæt͡sən]

Verb

entsetzen (third-person singular present entsetzt, past participle entsat, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to horrify, to appall
2. (reflexive) to be horrified, to be appalled

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	entsetzen
participle	entsat
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	entsetzen	—
2nd singular	entsetz	entsetz
3rd singular	entsetzt	—
1st plural	entsetzen	—
2nd plural	entsetzt	entsetzt
3rd plural	entsetzen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

• Entsetzen