schmerzhaft

German

Etymology

Schmerz + -haft

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmɛʁt͡shaft/
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Adjective

schmerzhaft (comparative schmerzhafter, superlative am schmerzhaftesten)

  1. painful, doleful
    Der Rohrstock war im Fürsorgeheim als besonders schmerzhaftes Erziehungsinstrument für empfindliche Vergehen vorgesehen
    The cane, being a particularly painful educational tool, was reserved in the reformatory for grave misdeeds

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