dręczyć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *drǫčiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛn.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: drę‧czyć

Verb

dręczyć impf (perfective zadręczyć)

  1. (transitive) to torment, to torture, to rack
  2. (transitive) to bother, to trouble, to distress
  3. (reflexive) to worry, to grieve, to be troubled
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bać się
  4. (reflexive) to bother each other

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • dręczyć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dręczyć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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