contrist

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/kənˈtɹɪst/

Definition of contrist

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(obsolete, transitive)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 account”

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From Old French (and modern French) contrister, from Latin contrīstō, from con- + tristis (“sad”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contristate.

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