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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Unwesen. Cognate of Danish uvæsen, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk uvesen.
Noun
oväsen n
- unpleasant and usually loud noise; din, racket
- Synonym: oljud
Nu får ni sluta föra oväsen!- Now you'll have to stop making noise!
Usage notes
- Often used with föra. Att föra oväsen means to make (unpleasant) noise.
- Often considered more negative than väsen, which can have either neutral or negative connotations. In other words, if a festival causes oväsen, it is considered disturbing, whereas causing väsen could either be disturbing or merely noticeable.
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