Meanings
verbattrist (third-person singular simple present attrists, present participle attristing, simple past and past participle attristed)
present singular third person attrists · participle present attristing · participle past attristed · past attristed
- archaictransitiveTo sadden; to make sad.
Synonyms: contristate, tristitiate, aggrieve, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, grieve, pain
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo sadden; to make sad.
Origin
From French attrister (“to sadden”). Compare triste (“sad”).
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APA
attrist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attrist
MLA
“attrist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attrist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attrist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attrist.
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