Wermutstropfen

German

Etymology

Wermut +‎ -s- +‎ Tropfen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveːɐ̯muːt͡sˌtʁɔp͡fn̩/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (figurative, higher register) downer, wormwood (a bad aspect that comes as the consequence of something good)
    Synonym: Bitterkeit
    • 2021 April 3, Plutonia Plarre, “Fahrradboom in Berlin: Fahrradfahren bleibt erlaubt”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Der Aufschwung, den das Fahrradgewerbe erfährt, hat somit auch ein bisschen was von Gerechtigkeit. […] Allerdings gibt es einen Wermutstropfen: die Lieferengpässe.
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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