Uncanny

uncanny (adj.) 

1590s, "mischievous;" 1773 in the sense of "associated with the supernatural," originally Scottish and northern English, fromun- (1) "not" + canny.

Repeatedly Heidegger connects angst with feeling uncanny. The German word for "uncanny" is "unheimlich," the literal meaning of which is "not-at-home.

Google translation of unheimlich

scary

Dictionary

adjective

scary

uncanny

eerie

sinister

spooky

weird

creepy

uncannily

frightening

unearthly

tremendous

adverb

incredibly

terribly

ever so

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