hemsk
Meaning
horrible; ghastly; terrible
In Swedish: som inger skräck, förfärlig
Forms
| Basic form | hemsk | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | hemskt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | hemska | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | hemskare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | hemskast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise hemsk
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hemsk in a sentence
- en hemsk upptäckta shocking discovery
- hon hade på sig en hemsk rosa klänningshe was wearing a frightful pink dress
- Pojken tyckte att filmen var hemsk.The boy thought the film was horrifying.
- Det är hemskt att se djur lida.It’s horrible to see suffering animals.
- Denna planen är så hemsk.This is such an evil plan.
- Nu får jag såna hemska tankar.I’m having such dark thoughts right now.
- Förlåt mig, jag är hemskt ledsen.Excuse me, I’m terribly sorry.
Questions
What does hemsk mean in English?
hemsk means “horrible, ghastly”.
Similar words
horribelobehagligrysligförskräckligfruktansvärdförfärligläskigohygglig
Origin
Inherited from Old Swedish hemsker (“foolish”), derived from hem (“home”).
Nearby common words
hemsk is number 860 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

