postrach

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Polish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from postraszyć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.strax/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔstrax
  • Syllabification: po‧strach

Noun

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postrach m inan

  1. bug-a-boo (any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is)
  2. fright (state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger)

Declension

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verb

Further reading

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  • postrach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • postrach in Polish dictionaries at PWN