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dreadful

(dredfʊl)
1. adjective
If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.
They told us the dreadful news.
My financial situation is dreadful.
Synonyms: terrible, shocking [informal], awful, alarming More Synonyms of dreadful
dreadfully adverb [ADVERB with verb]
You behaved dreadfully.
They treated him dreadfully.
Synonyms: terribly, badly, horribly, awfully More Synonyms of dreadful
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad.
[emphasis]
We've made a dreadful mistake.
I had a dreadful headache.
Synonyms: serious, terrible, awful, appalling More Synonyms of dreadful
dreadfully adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB after verb]
He looks dreadfully ill.
His mother must be dreadfully worried.
I miss him dreadfully.
Synonyms: terribly, badly, horribly, awfully More Synonyms of dreadful
Synonyms: extremely, very, terribly, greatly More Synonyms of dreadful
3. adjective
If someone looks or feels dreadful, they look or feel very ill, tired, or upset.
Are you all right? You look dreadful.
I feel absolutely dreadful about what has happened.
More Synonyms of dreadful

dreadful in British English

(ˈdrɛdfʊl)
adjective
1. 
extremely disagreeable, shocking, or bad
what a dreadful play
2. 
(intensifier)
this is a dreadful waste of time
3. 
causing dread; terrifying
4.  archaic
inspiring awe
Derived forms
dreadfulness (ˈdreadfulness)
noun

dreadful in American English

(ˈdrɛdfəl)
adjective
1. 
inspiring dread; terrible or awesome
2.  Informal
very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
Derived forms
dreadfulness (ˈdreadfulness)
noun
Word origin
ME dredeful

Examples of 'dreadful' in a sentence
dreadful

Doctors can feel a dreadful sense of personal failure and inadequacy if they struggle to keep working.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Exiles battled hard on a dreadful pitch that looked more like a beach.
The Sun (2016)
This may be good news for elk and bison, but it is dreadful news for wolves and foxes.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The flavour is dreadful but they look tremendous.
Joanna Blythman SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
You feel dreadful and you think there should be a reason.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
While the nursery was empty something dreadful happened.
Louisa May Alcott Little Men (1871)
To be faced with this in such a short time is truly dreadful.
The Sun (2010)
It has really shaken us all up to hear this dreadful news.
The Sun (2010)
It must be dreadful for them as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We all felt absolutely dreadful for him.
The Sun (2009)
We can feel dreadful for them without providing commentary at the horrible spectacle of it all.
The Sun (2014)
 Something dreadful clearly happened but it is unclear what.
The Sun (2006)
Now a dreadful time to turn their remains over to a sealed vault.
Christianity Today (2000)
Dawn receives some dreadful news on her big day.
The Sun (2008)
It is absolutely dreadful that they are reducing spending on this scheme.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She says people talked about it something dreadful.
LM Montgomery Anne of Green Gables (1872)
But the radio also brought dreadful news.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
What a dreadful waste of money.
The Sun (2014)
Tomorrow's projections should be bad but not dreadful.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It would be a betrayal of my feelings for it - and a dreadful waste of money.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Poor lamb, it must be a dreadful chore.
The Sun (2012)
Now he's losing sleep and looks really dreadful.
The Sun (2008)
It seems such a dreadful, senseless waste.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
dreadful

British English: dreadful /ˈdrɛdfʊl/ ADJECTIVE
If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very unpleasant or very poor in quality.
They told us the dreadful news.
  • American English: dreadful
  • Arabic: مُرَوِّع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: terrível
  • Chinese: 可怕的
  • Croatian: grozan
  • Czech: příšerný
  • Danish: skrækkelig
  • Dutch: afschuwelijk
  • European Spanish: espantoso
  • Finnish: kauhea
  • French: abominable
  • German: fürchterlich
  • Greek: απαίσιος
  • Italian: terribile
  • Japanese: 恐ろしい
  • Korean: 몹시 싫은
  • Norwegian: skrekkelig
  • Polish: straszny
  • European Portuguese: terrível
  • Romanian: cumplit
  • Russian: ужасный
  • Latin American Spanish: espantoso
  • Swedish: förskräcklig
  • Thai: น่าสะพรึงกลัว
  • Turkish: korkunç
  • Ukrainian: жахливий
  • Vietnamese: tồi tệ

Chinese translation of 'dreadful'

dreadful

(ˈdrɛdful)

adj

  1. [weather, day, person etc] 糟透的 (zāotòu de)
    I feel dreadful! (= ill) 我觉(覺)得很不舒服！ (Wǒ juéde hěn bù shūfu!) (= ashamed) 我感到心里(裡)不好受! (Wǒ gǎndào xīnli bù hǎoshòu!)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
extremely disagreeable or shocking
They told us the dreadful news.
Synonyms
terrible
shocking (informal)
I must have been in a shocking state last night.
awful
alarming
The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
distressing
appalling
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
tragic
the tragic loss of so many lives
horrible
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
formidable
a formidable, well-trained, well-equipped fighting force
fearful (informal)
The earthquake was a fearful disaster.
dire
We found ourselves in a dire predicament.
horrendous
hideous
His family was subjected to a hideous attack.
monstrous
from hell (informal)
grievous
Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
atrocious
The food here is atrocious.
frightful
godawful (slang)
hellacious (US, slang)
2 (adjective) 
Definition
extreme
We've made a dreadful mistake.
Synonyms
serious
terrible
Thousands suffered terrible injuries in the disaster.
awful
The destruction was massive; it was awful.
appalling
I've got the most appalling headache.
horrendous
monstrous
the film's monstrous fantasy figure
unspeakable
the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons
abysmal
The general standard was abysmal.
3 (adjective) 
Definition
extremely disagreeable or shocking
I feel absolutely dreadful.
Synonyms
awful
Even if the weather's awful there's still lots to do.
terrible (informal)
I have the most terrible nightmares.
ghastly
This wallpaper is absolutely ghastly.
grim
They painted a grim picture of growing crime.
horrendous
The violence used was horrendous.
frightful
We were trapped overnight in frightful conditions.
godawful (slang)
like death warmed up (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abysmal
Definition
extremely bad
The general standard was abysmal.
Synonyms
dreadful,
bad,
terrible (informal),
awful,
appalling,
dismal,
dire,
ghastly,
hideous,
atrocious,
godawful (informal)
in the sense of alarming
The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
Synonyms
frightening,
shocking,
scaring,
disturbing,
distressing,
terrifying,
appalling,
startling,
dreadful,
horrifying,
menacing,
intimidating,
dismaying,
scary (informal),
fearful,
daunting,
fearsome,
unnerving,
hair-raising,
bloodcurdling
in the sense of appalling
Definition
causing dismay, horror, or revulsion
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
Synonyms
horrifying,
shocking (informal),
terrible,
alarming,
frightening,
scaring,
awful,
terrifying,
horrible,
grim,
dreadful,
intimidating,
dismaying,
horrific,
fearful (informal),
daunting,
dire,
astounding,
ghastly,
hideous,
shameful,
harrowing,
vile,
unnerving,
petrifying,
horrid,
unspeakable,
frightful,
nightmarish,
abominable,
disheartening,
godawful (slang),
hellacious (US, slang),
from hell (informal)

Synonyms of 'dreadful'

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