different between faklempt vs verklempt

faklempt

English

Pronunciation

fer'klemt, fa'klemp

Adjective

faklempt (comparative more faklempt, superlative most faklempt)

  1. Alternative form of verklempt

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verklempt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ??????????? (farklemt, depressed, distraught; choked up), cognate to German verklemmt (inhibited; hemmed in, squeezed).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??kl?mt/, /v?-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /f??kl?mt/, /v?-/
  • Rhymes: -?mt
  • Hyphenation: ver?klempt

Adjective

verklempt (comparative more verklempt, superlative most verklempt)

  1. (US, colloquial) Overcome with emotion, choked up.
  2. (US, colloquial) Flustered, nervous, overwhelmed.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nervous

Alternative forms

  • faclempt, faklempt, farklempt, ferklempt, verklemmt

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