单词 | ogreism |
释义 | ogreismn. Ogreish behaviour or character; (also) an instance of this; a thing which threatens or intimidates. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [noun] > one who or that which inspires fear eyeeOE awea1325 dreadc1400 hideousc1420 scare1530 fear1535 fray-buga1555 dismayer1591 frightment1607 frighter?1611 affrighter1612 frightful1727 scarer1741 scare-sinner1765 scare-christian1772 scare-beggar1806 redoubtable1808 scare sleep1817 frightener1841 scare-bear1843 scare-bullfinch1849 scare-goose1887 ogreism1902 1902 N.E.D. at Ogre Ogreism, the character or practices of ogres. 1927 Amer. Naturalist 61 532 Undoubtedly such ogreisms as the inheritance of acquired characters and maternal impressions, telegony and other plausible superstitions,..have disciplinary values of much greater force and considerably wider range than are commonly accorded them by biologists. 2001 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 18 May (Weekend section) w3 We are in a country that has long been plagued by institutionalized ‘ogreism’. From the cradle we are taught to fear the ogre of fairy tales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902 |
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