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unheimlich

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unheimlich

Pronunciation: /ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯m.lɪç/

uncanny, creepy, eerie (causing fearful discomfort)

The German adjective unheimlich means uncanny, creepy, eerie in English.

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All meanings of unheimlich

Adjective
  1. uncanny, creepy, eerie (causing fearful discomfort)
  2. incredible, massive (very large in scope, amount or ambition)
Adverb
  1. extremely, incredibly; a strong intensifier

unheimlich in a German sentence

Nachts ist der Wald unheimlich.

At night the forest is eerie.