Shrink

"Shrink" in German

Irrenarzt

(psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling))

Seelenklempner

(psychiatrist or therapist (informal, belittling))

abnehmen

(transitive: to cause something to shrink)

scheuen

(to move back because of fear or disgust)

schrumpfen

(intransitive: to contract, to become smaller)

schrumpfen

(transitive: to cause something to shrink)

sich drücken

(intransitive: to attempt to avoid an unwanted or intimidating duty)

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