skrämsel

Swedish

Etymology

skrämma (“frighten”) +‎ -sel

Noun

skrämsel c

1. great (sudden) fear

   Han kom in med skrämsel i ögonen

   He entered the room with fear in his eyes

2. scaring (making or trying to make scared), intimidation

   Det där är bara skrämsel

   That's only meant to scare you

Declension

Declension of skrämsel
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skrämsel	skrämseln	—	—
Genitive	skrämsels	skrämselns	—	—

Derived terms

• skrämselhicka (“the hiccups, brought on by fright”)
• skrämselpropaganda
• skrämseltaktik (“scare tactic”)

References

• skrämsel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skrämsel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)