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attrist

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈtɹɪst/

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verb

Meaning 1

To sadden; to make sad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contristate, tristitiate, aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down, come down on, darken, dash, deject, depress, desolate, dispirit, engrieve, forset, get down, grieven, moan, oppress, repent, rue, sadden, sadden up, ungladden, unhappy, upset

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French attrister (“to sadden”). Compare triste (“sad”).