Missvergnügen
German, noun/ˈmɪsfɛɐ̯ˌɡnyːɡn̩/
Missvergnügen is spelled M-I-S-S-V-E-R-G-N-Ü-G-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Missvergnügen is a German neuter noun meaning “displeasure, discontent, dissatisfaction (state of being dissatisfied)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Haltung/Einstellung, geprägt von Missfallen, Ablehnung”.
What does Missvergnügen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdispleasure, discontent, dissatisfaction (state of being dissatisfied)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Haltung/Einstellung, geprägt von Missfallen, Ablehnung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Missvergnügen
- Missvergnügens genitive
- Mißvergnügen alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Missvergnügen?
- /ˈmɪsfɛɐ̯ˌɡnyːɡn̩/
- [ˈmɪsfɛɐ̯ˌɡnyːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Missvergnügen in German?
Missvergnügen appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).