"yandere" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjɑːndɛɹeɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-yandere.wav Forms: yanderes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese ヤンデレ (yandere), a portmanteau of 病んでる (yanderu), contraction of 病んでいる (yande iru), progressive tense of 病む (yamu, “to be sick”), and デレデレ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb). Developed on the model of tsundere (“being cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing a warm and caring side over time”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|ヤンデレ|tr=yandere}} Japanese ヤンデレ (yandere) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yandere (plural yanderes)
  1. (chiefly Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent and murderous means to maintain an exclusive bond. Wikipedia link: yandere Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Japanese fiction, Stock characters Related terms: dandere, kamidere, kuudere, tsundere Translations (character who fits the archetype of being genuinely kind, loving, or gentle, but suddenly switching to being aggressive or deranged): يَانْدِرِي (yāndirī) [feminine] (Arabic), 病嬌 (Chinese Mandarin), 病娇 (bìngjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), yandere [feminine] (French), Yandere [feminine] (German), yandere [feminine] (Italian), ヤンデレ (yandere) (Japanese), 얀데레 (yandere) (Korean), я́ндэрэ (jándɛrɛ) [neuter] (Russian), avundsjuk [singular] (Swedish), я́ндере (jándere) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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