Verklempt
פאַרקלעמט
Overcome with emotion
Word Origin
Origin Language
Yiddish
Word in Origin Language
פאַרקלעמען (farklemen)
Root Meaning
To squeeze
Current Usage
Yes, "verklemmt" in German (repressed)
Example Usage
Seeing my daughter graduate made me feel verklempt.
זען מײַן טאָכטער גראַדואירן האָט מיך געמאַכט פילן פאַרקלעמט.
Zen mayn tokhter graduirn hot mikh gemakht filn farklempt.