Polyglot Dictionary

entsetzlich

/ɛntˈzɛtslɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. dreadful

    Built from entsetzen (to horrify) + -lich (-ly).

    • Das war ein entsetzlicher Anblick.

      That was a dreadful sight.

Made of

  • entsetzen to horrify
  • -lich -ly

Similar words

fürchterlich

fürchterlich and entsetzlich are close synonyms for "terrible, dreadful"; entsetzlich is slightly more intense, horrifying.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

espantoso

espantoso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dreadful."

Spanish

horrendo

horrendo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dreadful."

Portuguese

horrendo

horrendo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dreadful."

Practice

1 What does entsetzlich mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches entsetzlich?

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