in Ungnade fallen

to lose favor or approval from an authority figure

Türkçe: gözden düşmek

Noun

Ungnade f.

Verb

fallen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die ehrgeizige Managerin fällt nach dem Skandal bei ihrem Chef in Ungnade.

How it is used

Means to lose favor or approval from an authority figure. Formal register. Use in politics or office politics after a mistake. Implies a dramatic fall from a high position.

Other verbs that go with Ungnade

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Ungnade stehento be in a state of disfavor or disapproval

All collocations with Ungnade

Other collocations built on fallen

• auf fruchtbaren Boden fallenan idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed
• jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
• auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
• ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
• jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
• auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
• zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
• in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint