"Zuspitzung" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈt͡suːˌʃpɪt͡sʊŋ] Audio: De-Zuspitzung.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: zuspitzen + -ung Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|zuspitzen|-ung}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "-unga", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "-ung", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-ung", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Zuspitzung", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Zuspitzung">, {{affix|de|zuspitzen|-ung}} zuspitzen + -ung Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Zuspitzung f (genitive Zuspitzung, plural Zuspitzungen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zuspitzung [genitive], Zuspitzungen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zuspitzung [nominative, singular], Zuspitzungen [definite, nominative, plural], Zuspitzung [genitive, singular], Zuspitzungen [definite, genitive, plural], Zuspitzung [dative, singular], Zuspitzungen [dative, definite, plural], Zuspitzung [accusative, singular], Zuspitzungen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. tapering Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Zuspitzung-de-noun-Ysav5e3p Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -ung, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -ung: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 86 14
  2. (figuratively) worsening, deterioration, intensification, escalation, culmination Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: Verschlechterung, Verschlimmerung, Verschärfung, Eskalation
    Sense id: en-Zuspitzung-de-noun-N1e11V0I Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Zugespitztheit, Überspitztheit, Anspitzung, Überspitzung

Inflected forms

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