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Zersetzung
Zersetzung comes from German Zersetzung.
- Germanc. 1650–presentZersetzungliterally ‘decomposition’
- Englishtodaysame form
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- Germanc. 1650–presentZersetzungliterally ‘decomposition’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from German Zersetzung
Today it means
noun A form of psychological warfare used by the Stasi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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