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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassustador
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.sus.taˈdoɾ/
"Havia um silêncio assustador na casa antiga."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Strange and frightening, especially in a way that suggests the influence of supernatural forces.
"An eerie silence fell over the abandoned house as night began to approach." - 2
Causing a vague sense of fear, uneasiness, or creepiness.
"He felt an eerie sensation that someone was watching him from the shadows."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'ēarig', meaning fearful or timid, which traces back to the Proto-Germanic root. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from experiencing fear to inspiring or evoking fear and apprehension, particularly associated with inexplicable or uncanny phenomena.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eerie" is said worldwide
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inquiétant
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃/
"Il y avait un silence inquiétant dans la forêt."
unheimlich
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌhaɪmlɪç/
"Es gab ein unheimliches Schweigen in dem alten Haus."
inquietante
Transliteration: /inkwjeˈtante/
"C'era un silenzio inquietante nella stanza vuota."
tenebroso
Transliteration: /te.neˈβɾo.so/
"Había un silencio tenebroso en el bosque abandonado."
assustador
Transliteration: /a.sus.taˈdoɾ/
"Havia um silêncio assustador na casa antiga."
रहस्यमयी
Transliteration: rahasyamayi
"उस सुनसान घर में एक डरावनी खामोशी छाई हुई थी।"
怪异的
Transliteration: guài yì de
"森林里笼罩着一种怪异的寂静。"
기괴한
Transliteration: gigoehan
"그 버려진 저택에는 기괴한 정적이 감돌았다."
気味の悪い
Transliteration: kimi no warui
"その古い家には気味の悪い静けさがあった。"
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