Miselsucht
dieNounarchaic term for melancholy or hypochondria
English translations
- 01
abuse
- 02
addiction
- 03
dependence
Word details
- German meaning
- Miselsucht ist ein veralteter Begriff für Geiz oder Habsucht.
- English meaning
- Avarice
- German example
- Seine Miselsucht trieb ihn an, immer mehr Geld anzuhäufen.
- English example
- His avarice drove him to accumulate more and more money.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Miselsucht
- Plural Form
- None
Example sentences with “Miselsucht”
Er litt an einer tiefen Miselsucht. (He suffered from deep melancholy.)
Frequently asked questions
Is this word used in modern German?
No, it is an obsolete term found in older texts.