attrist

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /əˈtrɪst/ UK /əˈtrɪst/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to sadden or make sorrowful

The grim tidings seemed to attrist the whole assembled household.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to sadden or make sorrowful sadden grieve distress aggrieve depress dishearten

Opposites

gladden cheer delight

Word family

Related forms tristetristful

Etymology

From French attrister ('to sadden'), from à- ('to') + triste ('sad'), from Latin tristis ('sad, gloomy'). Now rare or obsolete in English.

attrister Middle French tristis Latin

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

# attrist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** əˈtrɪst
**IPA (UK):** əˈtrɪst

## Meanings
1. to sadden or make sorrowful

## Examples
- The grim tidings seemed to attrist the whole assembled household.

## Synonyms
- sadden
- grieve
- distress
- aggrieve
- depress
- dishearten

## Antonyms
- gladden
- cheer
- delight

## Related Forms
- triste
- tristful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: attrister
- Root: tristis

## Etymology
From French attrister ('to sadden'), from à- ('to') + triste ('sad'), from Latin tristis ('sad, gloomy'). Now rare or obsolete in English.

## AI Etymology
Attrist is a verb meaning "to sadden or make sorrowful". Historically, it is from French attrister ('to sadden'), from à- ('to') + triste ('sad'), from Latin tristis ('sad, gloomy'). Now rare or obsolete in English. The visible construction is part of the etymology: attrist is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Middle French attrister with Latin tristis. Close English family members include triste, and tristful.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown

attrist

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback