What does contrist mean?
Contrist means (transitive, obsolete) To make sad, to upset..
Contrist
/kənˈtɹɪst/ · verb
Meaning
(transitive, obsolete) To make sad, to upset..
Example Sentences
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
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Antonyms for contrist
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Word Forms
- contrists
- contristing
- contristed
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How do you use contrist in a sentence?
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
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