beziehungsunfähig

German

Etymology

From Beziehung (relationship) +‎ -s- +‎ unfähig (incapable).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈt͡siːʊŋsˌʔʊnfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʔʊnfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʔʊnfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧zie‧hungs‧un‧fä‧hig

Adjective

beziehungsunfähig (strong nominative masculine singular beziehungsunfähiger, not comparable)

  1. (of a person) incapable to form a (romantic) relationship
    Antonym: beziehungsfähig
    • 2026 January 11, Lukas Weyell, “Ich bin beziehungsunfähig – habe ich das von meinen Eltern?”, in Der Spiegel[1], →ISSN:
      Ich bin beziehungsunfähig – habe ich das von meinen Eltern? [title]
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