Zwietracht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zwitraht, which is a borrowing and phonetic adaptation from Middle Low German twēdraht.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsviːˌtʁaxt/, [ˈtsʋiːˌtʁaχt]

Noun

Zwietracht f (genitive Zwietracht, no plural)

  1. (formal) discord (dissension)
    Antonym: Eintracht
    • 1930, Bertolt Brecht (lyrics), Kurt Weil (music), “act 1, scene 3”, in Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny:
      Fatty: Hier in euren Städten ist der Lärm zu gross, nichts als Unruhe und Zwietracht und nichts woran man sich halten kann.
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Derived terms
  • zwieträchtig

Further reading
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