Meaning

6 senses
  1. Full of something causing dread, whether

    Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.

  2. (excessive)Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).

  3. (obsolete)Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.

  4. Full of dread, whether

    (obsolete)Scared, afraid, frightened.

  5. (obsolete)Timid, easily frightened.

  6. (obsolete)Reverential, full of pious awe.

More definitions
  • extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
  • exceptionally bad or displeasing
  • causing fear or dread or terror

Examples

61 sentences
  1. I have dreadful news.

    У мене жахливі новини.

    ruУ меня ужасные новости.

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  2. I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.

    deIch hatte das Gefühl, dass etwas Schreckliches passierte.

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  3. I have a feeling that something dreadful is going to happen.

    ruУ меня такое предчувствие, что произойдёт что-то ужасное.

    deIch habe das Gefühl, dass etwas Schreckliches passieren wird.

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  4. What a dreadful way to die!

    deWas für eine schreckliche Art zu sterben!

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  5. That was a dreadful experience.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread

From Middle English dredful, dredfull, dredeful (also dreful). By surface analysis, dread + -ful.

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Forms

more dreadful, most dreadful
Comparativemore dreadful Lesson
Superlativemost dreadful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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