ungezetzt

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Definitions

  • adj. Depressed, gloomy.

Example Sentences

  • “Some bochrim become ungezetzt when they feel their learning is shvach.” (Weiser)

  • "For the time being at least, Ezra is feeling ungezetzt and just wants out of the business so he can take care of investor lawsuits and all the dreck that comes with it." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אָנגעזעצט ongezetst 'crammed'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      ungezetzte, ungezetst, ungezetste

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