dreadful

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adjective

1. causing fear or dread or terror (Freq. 6)
- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
• Syn:
awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded,
fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
• Similar to:
alarming
• Derivationally related forms:
terribleness (for: terrible), dread (for: dread), awfulness (for: awful)
2. exceptionally bad or displeasing (Freq. 1)
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
• Syn:
atrocious, abominable, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
• Similar to:
bad
• Derivationally related forms:
terribleness (for: terrible), dreadfulness, awfulness (for: awful)
3. very unpleasant
• Similar to:
unpleasant
• Derivationally related forms:
dreadfulness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  atrocious, abominable, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable