Schreckgespenst

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German

Etymology

From Schreck (shock, fright) +‎ Gespenst (ghost, spectre).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Schreck‧ge‧spenst

Noun

Schreckgespenst n (strong, genitive Schreckgespenstes or Schreckgespensts, plural Schreckgespenster)

  1. (chiefly figurative) specter
    • 2022 September 24, Anna Klöpper, “Entlastungspaket für Berlin: Taktische Unschärfe”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Die lähmen die Kauflust der Leute. 300 Euro Einmalzahlung helfen da gar nichts, und die Rezession gewinnt als Schreckgespenst am Horizont der Berliner Wirtschaft rasch an Kontur.
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  2. bogeyman
  3. (figurative) nightmare

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