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
Schrecklichkeit was particularly to be employed against the native seaman.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)
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
Late editions of the evening papers gave the Dyckman divorce a fanfare rivaling the evidence that the Germans were about to resume their unrestricted submarine Schrecklichkeit.
From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert
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