doodsbang

Dutch

Etymology

From dood (“death”) +‎ -s- +‎ bang (“scared”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doːtsˈbɑŋ/

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• Hyphenation: doods‧bang

Adjective

doodsbang (not comparable)

1. (literally) fearing death, scared of dying
2. (by extension) scared to death, gravely anguished

Inflection

Declension of doodsbang
uninflected	doodsbang
inflected	doodsbange
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		doodsbang
indefinite	m./f. sing.	doodsbange
	n. sing.	doodsbang
	plural	doodsbange
definite		doodsbange
partitive		doodsbangs

Related terms

• doodsverachting
• doodsangst