Silent Suffering, Vocab A

A. Vocabulary 2 

anxiety 

a very nervous or worried feeling about something 

angst 

5 

undetected 

not discovered or noticed 

onopgemerkt 

15 

unnoticed 

not seen or observed 

ongemerkt, onopgemerkt 

25 

pediatrician 

a doctor for children 

kinderarts 

32 

antidepressant 

medication to reduce depression 

antidepressivum 

32 

prescription 

a doctor's written order for the medicine someone needs 

recept 

34 

rate 

frequency; the amount of number of times something happens over a period 

mate, percentage 

44 

to hit (to hit-hit-hit) 

to happen suddenly and have a strong effect 

uitbreken, treffen, 

45 

perplexing 

confusing or difficult to understand 

verwarrend, verbijsterend 

47 

to reflect 

to show, express or be a sign of something 

reflecteren 

49 

given that 

considering or in view of the fact 

gezien het feit dat 

60 

to detect 

to discover or identify something 

detecteren, signaleren 

61 

to treat 

to care for or try to heal 

behandelen 

71 

a short fuse 

getting angry very easily 

een kort lontje 

74 

to walk on eggshells 

to act very carefully around someone to avoid upsetting that person 

op eieren lopen 

76 

to set someone or something off (to set – set – set) 

to cause someone to become angry, upset or react strongly 

iemand op de tenen trappen; iemand laten ontploffen 

85 

stereotypical 

having the qualities that people usually expect of a particular type of person or thing, even if these ideas might be wrong 

stereotiep 

91 

to equalize (US) 

to equalise (UK) 

to make things the same or equal 

gelijkmaken 

101 

angst 

strong worry or fear about something, especially about personal problems or the state of the world 

angst 

104 

cranky 

easily annoyed or irritable 

chagrijnig 

109 

distress 

extreme worry, sadness or suffering 

leed, verdriet, pijn 

113 

sobering 

making you feel serious and thoughtful 

ontnuchterend 

131 

crushing 

great or severe; overwhelming and difficult to handle 

verpletterend 

138 

outlet 

here: a way to release or express emotions 

uitlaatklep 

140 

psychotherapy 

treatment of mental health issues through conversation 

psychotherapie 

149 

referral 

the act of sending someone to a different place or person (specialist) for information, help or action 

verwijzing 

152 

monitoring 

the act of regularly checking or observing something 

het toezicht houden op, het bewaken van 

158 

to pick up on 

to notice or detect something 

opmerken 

168 

to pick up 

to learn or acquire information and take action accordingly 

oppikken, oppakken 

179 

to empathize (US) 

to empathise (UK) 

to understand another's feelings 

meevoelen, inleven 

187 

coping 

dealing with, handling 

omgaan met