Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schwellenangst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schwellenangst
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of, or aversion to, crossing a threshold or entering a place to begin a new chapter.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The inquiry also proves that a considerable number of people suffer from what is called "Schwellenangst", i. e., marked disinclination to visit a book shop unless they are quite sure of what title they want to buy."
"She describes in her autobiography how she was overcome by an attack of ‘Schwellenangst’ when she wanted to cover her first trial, making it impossible for her to enter the courtroom."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwellenangst, from Schwelle (“threshold”) + Angst (“anxiety”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schwellenangst

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does schwellenangst mean?: A fear of, or aversion to, crossing a threshold or entering a place to begin a new chapter.
Where does schwellenangst come from?: It is traced to German.

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