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Gräuel
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German
Alternative forms
de Greuel pre-1996
Etymology
From de gmh griu(we)l, from the root of de grauen to cause terror.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡʁɔʏ̯əl/
de De-Gräuel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
horror, atrocity
aversion, anathema
Usage notes
1996 Greuel
However, this particular reform spelling is among the less consistently followed and de Greuel is still fairly frequent.
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Gräueltat
Related terms
de gräulich
Further reading