contrist

verb /kənˈtɹɪst/

1. To make sad, to upset.

   obsolete, transitive

   with such weak nerves and spirits, and in the condition I am in at present, ’twould be as much as my life was worth, to deject and contrist myself with so bad and melancholy an account

Where it comes from

From Old French (and modern French) contrister, from Latin contrīstō, from con- + tristis (“sad”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of contristate.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry contrist (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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