English
Etymology
From German Schrecklichkeit, literally �awfulness�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/��r�klɪçkaɪt/
Noun
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- A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population.
- 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)
ru:schrecklichkeit
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