Argwohn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German arcwan, from Old High German argwan (“bad assumption, suspicion”); second element of compound is related to Wahn (“insanity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁkˌvoːn/, [ˈʔaʁkvoːn]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Argwohn m (strong, genitive Argwohnes or Argwohns, no plural)

1. suspicion
2. distrust

Declension

Declension of Argwohn [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Argwohn
genitive	eines	des	Argwohnes, Argwohns
dative	einem	dem	Argwohn, Argwohne1
accusative	einen	den	Argwohn

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Misstrauen

Derived terms

• argwöhnisch

Further reading

• “Argwohn” in Duden online
• “Argwohn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache