English

Etymology
From Old (and modern) French contrister, from Latin contristare, from con- + tristis �sad�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�n�trɪst/

Verb
en-verb

1. context|transitive|obsolete To make sad, to upset.

#:*1761: with such weak nerves and spirits, and in the condition I am in at present, �twould be as much as my life was worth, to deject and contrist myself with so bad and melancholy an account � Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, vol. 3 (Penguin 2003, p. 179)

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