jdn. zur Verzweiflung treiben

to drive someone to despair

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Noun

Verzweiflung f.

Verb

treiben

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die unklaren Anweisungen des Chefs treiben die Angestellten zur Verzweiflung.

How it is used

Means 'to drive someone to despair' (forcefully). Neutral register. Use when relentless pressure from a boss makes an employee feel hopeless. Nuance: 'treiben' emphasizes relentless force more than 'bringen'.

Other verbs that go with Verzweiflung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

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

All collocations with Verzweiflung

Other collocations built on treiben

• in die Ecke treibento force someone into a difficult situation with no escape
• Handel treiben mit+Dat.to trade with
• jdn. zur Raserei treibento drive someone into a rage
• jdn. in den Ruin treibento drive someone to ruin
• Sport machen / treibento do sports
• jdn. in den Selbstmord treibento drive someone to suicide