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rædsel

Pronunciation: /rɛðˀsəl/

“rædsel” is a Danish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. horror (an intense painful emotion of fear)
  2. terror (extreme fear)
  3. nightmare (a bad or difficult experience)
  4. monstrosity (a monstrous thing, person or act)
  5. fright (anything strange, ugly or shocking)

Etymology

Equivalent to ræddes (“be afraid”) + -sel (“act of”). From Old Danish ræzæl, ræzlæ, from Old Norse hræzla, from hræða (“to scare”) + -sla (“act of”). Cognate with Norwegian redsel and Swedish rädsla.

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