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The article for

Missgunst

die Missgunst

Missgunst is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
no plural
English
envy, jealousy, resentment
Topic
Feeling

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Why is it die Missgunst?

Missgunst is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Gunst. So it’s die Missgunst.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Setting someone not being able to admit something to someone else

[1] Einstellung von jemandem, einem anderen etwas nicht zubilligen zu können/wollen

Examples

[1] His attitude towards others was characterized by resentment

[1] Seine Haltung anderen gegenüber war von Missgunst geprägt.

[1] "In petty fissure, she clung to the outside, threw ordinary multi -female"

[1] „In kleinlicher Mißgunst klammerte sie sich an Äußerlichkeiten, warf ihm gewöhnliche Vielweiberei vor.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Missgunst —
Genitiv der Missgunst —
Dativ der Missgunst —
Akkusativ die Missgunst —

Pronunciation

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