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 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 Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce) Adams
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 Albert Rhys Williams
The threat had no effect in the way of Schrecklichkeit, but rather it steeled us to a future which began to appear inevitable.
From Our Navy in the War by Lawrence Perry
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