frightfulness
Example Sentences
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The official German policy against civilians was described as Schrecklichkeit — frightfulness.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
But “Home” is a tonic for the mind, a lovely, lyrical distraction from the frightfulness of the news that had me looking at my surroundings more tenderly when I returned home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2020
They fix the attention on beauty and then suggest the frightfulness within.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Yet the President had not told the people he was aghast at this "barbarous" recourse to "frightfulness" until April 21.
From Time Magazine Archive
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At this time, in the course of the offensive, the Germans introduced, as a new form of "frightfulness," a sneezing powder, that was fired by high explosive shells.