jdn. zur Verzweiflung bringen

to drive someone to despair

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Noun

Verzweiflung f.

Verb

bringen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Das ständige Jammern ihrer Kollegin bringt sie langsam zur Verzweiflung.

How it is used

Means 'to drive someone to despair.' Neutral register. Use when a child's constant whining frustrates a parent to the breaking point. Nuance: implies repeated actions, not a single event.

Other verbs that go with Verzweiflung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Verzweiflung geratento fall into despair
• jdn. zur Verzweiflung treibento drive someone to despair
• der Verzweiflung erliegento succumb to despair

All collocations with Verzweiflung

Other collocations built on bringen

• etw. zum Abschluss bringento bring something to a conclusion
• etw. zur Abstimmung bringento put something to a vote
• zur Anwendung bringento put into application/implement
• etw. zur Anzeige bringento report something (to authorities)
• zur Aufführung bringento stage/produce a performance
• jdn. in Bedrängnis bringento put someone in a difficult situation
• etw. zum Ausdruck bringento express something
• jdn. ins Bett bringento put someone to bed (tuck in)