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Antonyms for gestalten

Grammar : Noun
Spell : guh-shtahlt, -shtawlt, -stahlt, -stawlt
Phonetic Transcription : gəˈʃtɑlt, -ˈʃtɔlt, -ˈstɑlt, -ˈstɔlt

Definition of gestalten

Origin :
  • 1922, from German Gestaltqualität (1890, introduced by German philosopher Christian von Ehrenfels, 1859-1932), from German gestalt "shape, form, figure, configuration, appearance," abstracted from ungestalt "deformity," noun use of adj. ungestalt "misshapen," from gestalt, obsolete past participle of stellen "to place, arrange" (see stall (n.1)). As a school of psychology, it was founded c.1912 by M Wertheimer, K. Koffka, W. Köhler.
  • As in configuration : noun arrangement
Example sentences :
  • Was kmmern mich Gestalten, deren matten Lichtglanz ich selbst hervorgebracht?
  • Extract from : « Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. II (of 6): The Romantic School in Germany » by Georg Brandes

Synonyms for gestalten

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