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schrecklichkeit

/ˈʃɹɛklɪçkaɪt/

schrecklichkeit noun: a military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.

Noun

schrecklichkeit (uncountable)

  1. A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.
  2. A general atmosphere or situation of awfulness or dread.
    • 1973: I embarked on the quotidian schrecklichkeit of getting up. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 11)

Origin of schrecklichkeit

From German Schrecklichkeit (“awfulness”).

Questions about schrecklichkeit

What does schrecklichkeit mean?
Schrecklichkeit means a military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.
What part of speech is schrecklichkeit?
Schrecklichkeit is a noun.
How do you pronounce schrecklichkeit?
Schrecklichkeit is pronounced /ˈʃɹɛklɪçkaɪt/.

Words near schrecklichkeit in the dictionary

  1. Schraufnagels
  2. Schrecengost
  3. Schrecengosts
  4. Schreckengost
  5. Schreckengosts
  6. schrecklichkeit
  7. Schreffler
  8. Schrefflers
  9. Schreger
  10. Schreger line
  11. Schreger lines

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