attrist

English

Etymology

From French attrister (“to sadden”). Compare triste (“sad”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈtɹɪst/

Verb

attrist (third-person singular simple present attrists, present participle attristing, simple past and past participle attristed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To sadden; to make sad.
    Synonyms: contristate, tristitiate; see also Thesaurus:sadden

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