skrämsel
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]skrämsel c
- great (sudden) fear
- Han kom in med skrämsel i ögonen
- He entered the room with fear in his eyes
- scaring (making or trying to make scared), intimidation
- Det där är bara skrämsel
- That's only meant to scare you
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skrämsel | skrämsels |
| definite | skrämseln | skrämselns | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- skrämselhicka (“the hiccups, brought on by fright”)
- skrämselpropaganda
- skrämseltaktik (“scare tactic”)