Missmut

German

Alternative forms

• Mißmut (pre-1996 orthography)

Etymology

From miss- +‎ Mut (“mood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪsmuːt/
• Hyphenation: Miss‧mut

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Noun

Missmut m (strong, genitive Missmuts or Missmutes, no plural)

1. discontent, moroseness

Declension

Declension of Missmut [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Missmut
genitive	eines	des	Missmuts, Missmutes
dative	einem	dem	Missmut, Missmute1
accusative	einen	den	Missmut

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• missmutig
• missmütig

Further reading

• “Missmut” in Duden online
• “Missmut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache