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schrecklichkeit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈʃɹɛklɪçkaɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A general atmosphere or situation of awfulness or dread.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1973: I embarked on the quotidian schrecklichkeit of getting up. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 11)

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Schrecklichkeit (“awfulness”).