postrach

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Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from postraszyć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔs.trax/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔstrax
  • Syllabification: pos‧trach

Noun

postrach m inan

  1. bug-a-boo (any imagined fear or threat, or a fear presumed larger than it really is)
  2. fright (state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger)

Declension

Related terms

verb

Further reading

  • postrach in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • postrach in Polish dictionaries at PWN