Verzweiflungstat
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋsˌtaːt]
Verzweiflungstat is a German feminine noun meaning “an act of desperation, an action taken out of desperation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, die aus einer Verzweiflung heraus erfolgt”.
What does Verzweiflungstat mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininean act of desperation, an action taken out of desperation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, die aus einer Verzweiflung heraus erfolgt
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 Verzweiflungstat
- Verzweiflungstaten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verzweiflungstat?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋsˌtaːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verzweiflungstat in German?
Verzweiflungstat appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).