dreadful
/ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/adjective2 syllables
Dreadful means: causing fear or dread or terror.
Synonyms for dreadful18
adjective, as in causing fear or dread or terror
awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible, alarming
adjective, as in exceptionally bad or displeasing
adjective, as in extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
disagreeable
What does dreadful mean?3
adjective
1
causing fear or dread or terror“the awful war”
2
exceptionally bad or displeasing“atrocious taste”
3
extremely disagreeable and unpleasant“don't go out, the weather is dreadful”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Dreadful in a sentence
- Sit down, and tell me how you came alive out of that dreadful chasm.Hybrid
- I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.CK
- I have a feeling that something dreadful is going to happen.CK
- The yacht was at the mercy of the dreadful storm.AlanF_US
- Kalman couldn't shake off that dreadful feeling of being watched.Amastan
- My little brother says that he had a dreadful dream last night.Dejo
- He prophesied that a dreadful calamity would happen.unknown
- The dreadful fire shall be hot to many.aandrusiak
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