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hirvittää — meaning in English

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English meaning

dread verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
horrify verb To make someone feel very shocked or afraid.

Senses

hirvittää is used for these senses in English:

dread To anticipate with fear.
horrify To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.

dread — full definition

verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
noun A strong feeling of fear or anxiety about something.
adj Causing great fear; dreaded (used mainly in older or literary English).

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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