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kranken.

to be ailing (from), to be held back (by), to be suffering (from) [with an (+ dative)] (to struggle with a non-catastrophic but severely limiting issue)

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkʁaŋkən/[ˈkʁaŋkŋ̩]
  1. to be ailing (from), to be held back (by), to be suffering (from) [with an (+ dative)] (to struggle with a non-catastrophic but severely limiting issue)

    especially · figuratively · intransitive · weak
    Das Projekt krankt daran, dass es von einer einseitigen Sichtweise geplant wurde.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German kranken (“to be sick”), equivalent to krank + -en.

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