UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish hemsker (“foolish”), derived from hem (“home”). The original meaning was equivalent to English homely, ergo "one who has only stayed at home" or "one who has not been out in the world", and subsequently "stupid" or "easily terrified". Cognate of Icelandic heimskur.
- ghastly, frightful, horrifying, evil, dark, terrible
“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.
Formerhemskare(comparative) · hemskast(superlative) · hemsk(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · hemskare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · hemskast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · hemskt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · hemskare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · hemskast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · hemska(indefinite, plural, positive) · hemskare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · hemskast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · hemske(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · hemskare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · hemskast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · hemske(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · hemskare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · hemskaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · hemska(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · hemskare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · hemskaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)