Niedergeschlagenheit
German, noun/ˈniːdəʁɡəʃlaːɡənhaɪ̯t/
Niedergeschlagenheit is spelled N-I-E-D-E-R-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N-H-E-I-T (20 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niedergeschlagenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “dejection, despondency, depression, low spirits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “traurige Gemütsstimmung, oft verbunden mit dem Gefühl körperlicher Erschöpfung”.
What does Niedergeschlagenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedejection, despondency, depression, low spirits
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. traurige Gemütsstimmung, oft verbunden mit dem Gefühl körperlicher Erschöpfung
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 Niedergeschlagenheit
- Niedergeschlagenheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Niedergeschlagenheit?
- /ˈniːdəʁɡəʃlaːɡənhaɪ̯t/
- [ˈniːdɐɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Niedergeschlagenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Niedergeschlagenheit in German?
Niedergeschlagenheit appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).