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verbaseln.

to lose or forget something out of carelessness or forgetfulness

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ferˈbaːzəln/[fɐˈbaː.zl̩n][fɛɐ̯-]
  1. to lose or forget something out of carelessness or forgetfulness

    informal · transitive · weak
    Ich hab den Termin total verbaselt.
    Mein Sohn verbaselt immer seine Jacke.
  2. to carelessly ruin something; to make a careless mistake

    informal · transitive · weak
    Ich geb’s ja zu: ich hab’s verbaselt.
  3. to carelessly miss a chance (e.g. for a goal)

    informal · transitive · weak
    Wer so viel Chancen verbaselt, hat nicht verdient zu gewinnen.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Low German verbaseln (chiefly reflexively “to lose one’s way”, but also as in Standard German), an iterative-diminutive of verbasen (“to baffle, confound”), from Middle Low German vorbāsen. Cognate with Dutch verbazen, Norwegian forbause, etc.

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