"Unbehagen" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʊnbəˌhaːɡn̩/ Audio: De-Unbehagen.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Unbehagen2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Unbehagens [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Unbehagen [nominative, singular], Unbehagens [genitive, singular], Unbehagen [dative, singular], Unbehagen [accusative, singular]
Etymology: un- + Behagen Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|un-|Behagen}}, {{af|de|un-|Behagen}} un- + Behagen Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Unbehagen n (strong, genitive Unbehagens, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. unease, uneasiness, discomfort, malaise, discomfiture Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Unbehagen-de-noun-ry8KzQLp
  2. discontent Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Unbehagen-de-noun-OcfDRRis Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with un-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Emotions Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 36 64 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with un-: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 85 Disambiguation of Emotions: 14 86

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