3 Minutes German
Try it free →

krankhaft

C1

diseased / morbid / sickly

English meaning
diseased / morbid / sickly
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Illness & Symptoms

krankhaft in a sentence

Die krankhafte Angst beeinträchtigte sein Leben.

The morbid fear impaired his life.

Comparative and superlative

krankhaft krankhafter am krankhaftesten

Word family

krankhaft is built from krank (ill, sick) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Learn krankhaft with 98 related words

krankhaft is part of the Illness & Symptoms package. Drill the whole set as spaced-repetition flashcards in your browser — no sign-up.

Words that go with krankhaft

Questions about krankhaft

What is the comparative of krankhaft?

krankhaft → krankhafter → am krankhaftesten.

What does krankhaft mean in English?

krankhaft means "diseased / morbid / sickly". For example: "Die krankhafte Angst beeinträchtigte sein Leben." — "The morbid fear impaired his life."

What level is krankhaft in German?

krankhaft is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the illness & symptoms vocabulary.

Free to start · no credit card

Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.

Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885