zerstören

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German zistōren, zirstōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan. Equivalent to zer- +‎ stören.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːʁən/
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  • Rhymes: -øːʀən

Verb

zerstören (weak, third-person singular present zerstört, past tense zerstörte, past participle zerstört, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate
    Der Alkohol hat seine Gesundheit zerstört.
    Alcohol has destroyed his health.
  2. to dispel
    die Illusion der Unverwundbarkeit zerstören ― to dispel the illusion of invulnerability

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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