hemsk.
ghastly, frightful, horrifying, evil, dark, terrible
Meaning & usage
ghastly, frightful, horrifying, evil, dark, terrible
Pojken tyckte att filmen var hemsk.
Det är hemskt att se djur lida.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Swedish hemsker (“foolish”), derived from hem (“home”). The original meaning was equivalent to English homely, ergo "one who has only stayed at home" or "one who has not been out in the world", and subsequently "stupid" or "easily terrified". Cognate of Icelandic heimskur.
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