German

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Etymology

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From Zank (quarrel, row, argument) +‎ Sucht (anxiety; sickness; addiction).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saŋkzʊxt/
  • Hyphenation: Zank‧sucht
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Noun

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Zanksucht f (genitive Zanksucht, plural Zanksüchte)

  1. quarrelsomeness
    Synonym: Streitsucht
    Antonym: Friedfertigkeit

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Zanksucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Zanksucht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon