German

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Etymology

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ein- +‎ jagen

Verb

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einjagen (weak, third-person singular present jagt ein, past tense jagte ein, past participle eingejagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, colloquial, figurative) to fill with, to provoke a negative emotion (fear, shock etc.) in someone
    Synonym: einflößen
    Du hast mir Angst eingejagt.You've scared me.

Conjugation

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Collocations

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jemandem Angst einjagen
jemandem einen Schreck einjagen

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