verzogen
Translation
spoiled, bratty, warped
Examples
Das verzogene Kind schreit immer.
The spoiled child is always screaming.
Das Holz ist durch die Nässe verzogen.
The wood is warped from the moisture.
Grammar Patterns
as an adjective before a noun a ... child That is a spoiled child.
predicatively to be ... The board is warped.
Similar Words
Synonyms: spoiled (verwöhnt), crooked (schief); Antonyms: well-behaved (wohlerzogen), straight (gerade)
Etymology
Past participle of 'verziehen' (to spoil, to warp), from 'ver-' (wrongly, awry) + 'ziehen' (to pull). Literally 'pulled the wrong way'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a child being 'pulled' (ziehen) in the wrong direction (ver-), making them 'verzogen' (spoiled). Or wood being pulled out of shape.