ogreismn.
/ˈəʊɡ(ə)rɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈoʊɡ(ə)rˌɪz(ə)m/ Ogreish behaviour or character; (also) an instance of this; a thing which threatens or intimidates.
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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).
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