unheimlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chilling adj Causing fear or horror.
- creepy adj Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.
- eerie adj Strange and unsettling in a way that suggests something mysterious or supernatural.
- impossibly adv To an extreme or unbelievable degree; used to emphasise how extraordinary something is.
- uncanny adj Strange in a way that feels unsettling or almost supernatural.
- unearthly adj Strange or eerie in a way that seems more than natural.
- weird adj Strange, unusual, or hard to explain; not what you would normally expect.
Senses
unheimlich is used for these senses in English:
- chilling Causing mild fear.
- creepy (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
- impossibly Contrary to what had been thought possible.
- uncanny Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
- unearthly Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious.
- weird (archaic) Having supernatural or preternatural power.
chilling — full definition
- adj Causing fear or horror.
- adj Making something cold.
- noun The process of cooling something down.
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