livrädd

Swedish

Etymology

liv (“life”) +‎ rädd (“scared”)

Adjective

livrädd (not (comparable))

terrified, scared to death
Jag var livrädd för monstret i filmen när jag var liten
I was terrified of the monster in the movie as a child

Usage notes

Extremely frightened generally, not necessarily fearing for one's life.

Declension

Inflection of **livrädd**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	livrädd	—	—
neuter singular	livrätt	—	—
plural	livrädda	—	—
masculine plural²	livrädde	—	—

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	livrädde	—	—
all	livrädda	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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