contrist
/kənˈtɹɪst/
contrist verb: to make sad, to upset.
Verb
contrist (third-person singular simple present contrists, present participle contristing, simple past and past participle contristed)
- To make sad, to upset.
- with such weak nerves and spirits, and in the condition I am in at present, ’twould be as much as my life was worth, to deject and contrist myself with so bad and melancholy an account1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3, Penguin, published 2003, page 179
contrist meaning in Bengali
contrist in Bengali
- দুঃখিত করা, মন খারাপ করা
Forms of contrist
| third-person singular present | contrists |
|---|---|
| present participle | contristing |
| past participle | contristed |
| past | contristed |
Origin of contrist
From Old French (and modern French) contrister, from Latin contrīstō, from con- + tristis (“sad”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contristate.
Words that rhyme with contrist
43 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- frist
- insist
- Liszt
- piste
- tryst
- agist
- consist
- dismissed
- encyst
- hist
- pissed
- sist
- tier list
- trist
- whist
- wrist
- absist
- atwist
- bist
- cist
- coexist
- cyst
- delist
- demist
- desist
- dissed
- dream list
- exist
- fair list
- get one's knickers in a twist
- glissed
- hissed
- is't
- ist
- kissed
- missed
- rankist
- schist
- triste
- unlist
- ventriloquist
- wist
- xyst
Questions about contrist
- What does contrist mean?
- Contrist means to make sad, to upset.
- What is contrist in Bengali?
- Contrist in Bengali is দুঃখিত করা, মন খারাপ করা. See Contrist meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is contrist?
- Contrist is a verb.
- How do you pronounce contrist?
- Contrist is pronounced /kənˈtɹɪst/.
- What is the past tense of contrist?
- The past tense of contrist is contristed.
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