attrist

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attrist

/əˈtɹɪst/

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

verb attrists · attristing · attristed

archaic, transitive To sadden; to make sad.
Similar: contristate, tristitiate, aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain, bring down, come down on, darken

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@misc{attrist_2026,
  title = {attrist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/attrist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}