himmelangst
German, adjective/hɪml̩ˌʔaŋst/
himmelangst is spelled H-I-M-M-E-L-A-N-G-S-T (11 letters). Himmelangst is a German adjective meaning “scared stiff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nur in der Fügung jemandem wird himmelangst: jemand bekommt große Angst angesichts einer Gefahr oder Situation”.
What does himmelangst mean in English?
adjective
- 1
scared stiff
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nur in der Fügung jemandem wird himmelangst: jemand bekommt große Angst angesichts einer Gefahr oder Situation
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of himmelangst
- himmelangster masculine nominative singular
- himmelangste feminine nominative singular
- himmelangstes neuter nominative singular
- himmelangsten genitive masculine singular
- himmelangstem dative masculine singular
- der himmelangste definite includes-article masculine
- die himmelangste definite feminine includes-article
- das himmelangste definite includes-article neuter
- die himmelangsten definite includes-article nominative
- des himmelangsten definite genitive includes-article
- der himmelangsten definite feminine genitive
- dem himmelangsten dative definite includes-article
- den himmelangsten dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce himmelangst?
- /hɪml̩ˌʔaŋst/
- [ˈhɪml̩ˌʔaŋst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.