German

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Etymology

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Unglück +‎ ver- -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈʊnɡlʏkŋ̍]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧un‧glü‧cken

Verb

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verunglücken (weak, third-person singular present verunglückt, past tense verunglückte, past participle verunglückt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (of a person) to have a serious accident (usually implying grave injury and/or danger to life, often even death)
  2. (of a thing, humorous) to be a fiasco

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