Etymology

schrecklichkeit

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Today it means: A military policy of terrorising an enemy, especially through its civilian population. Full definition →

German Schrecklichkeit
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  1. German · derived fromSchrecklichkeit“awfulness”
  2. English todayschrecklichkeit

From German Schrecklichkeit (“awfulness”).

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