Schrecklichkeit
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The official German policy against civilians was described as Schrecklichkeit — frightfulness.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023
But there was also little doubt that Hitler would go through with the invasion only if, after the Schrecklichkeit, he believed it had a 90% chance of success.
From Time Magazine Archive
That sizzling tract advocates for Germany the kind of Schrecklichkeit the FBI advocated for Capone.�ED.
From Time Magazine Archive
After a few such clashes the invaders learned that when it came to this Schrecklichkeit business they had no monopoly on the article.
From In the Claws of the German Eagle by Williams, Albert Rhys
That I should stop this Labyrinth of Light— Though stopping make the planet leaden-hearted— Unless you stopped the well-known Schrecklichkeit Your nation started.
From Something Else Again by Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce)
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