dreadful

adjective

/ˈdredfl/

(especially British English)

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very bad or unpleasant
- What dreadful weather!
- What a dreadful thing to say!
- It's dreadful the way they treat their staff.
- How dreadful!
- Jane looked dreadful (= looked ill or tired).
Synonyms terrible
terrible
- awful
- horrible
- dreadful
- vile
- horrendous
These words all describe something that is very unpleasant.
- terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
  What terrible news!
  That’s a terrible thing to say!
- awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:
  That’s an awful colour.
  The weather last summer was awful.
- horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:
  The coffee tasted horrible.
- dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
  What dreadful weather!
- vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:
  There was a vile smell coming from the room.
  He was in a vile mood.
- horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:
  The traffic around the city was horrendous.
Patterns
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
Extra Examples
- It must have been dreadful for you!
- To be honest, her singing was quite dreadful.
- a truly dreadful hat
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- absolutely
- quite
- …
preposition
- for
See full entry
[only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something is synonym terrible
- He’s a dreadful snob.
- She's making a dreadful mess of things.
- I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake.
[usually before noun] causing fear, pain or difficulty synonym terrible
- a dreadful accident
- They suffered dreadful injuries.
Topics Feelingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- really
- absolutely
- quite
- …
preposition
- for
See full entry

单词	dreadful
释义	dreadful adjective /ˈdredfl/ /ˈdredfl/ (especially British English) jump to other results very bad or unpleasant What dreadful weather! What a dreadful thing to say! It's dreadful the way they treat their staff. How dreadful! Jane looked dreadful (= looked ill or tired). Synonyms terribleterrible awful horrible dreadful vile horrendous These words all describe something that is very unpleasant. terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving: What terrible news! That’s a terrible thing to say! awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving: That’s an awful colour. The weather last summer was awful. horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like: The coffee tasted horrible. dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of: What dreadful weather! vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant: There was a vile smell coming from the room. He was in a vile mood. horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable: The traffic around the city was horrendous. Patterns terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather terrible/awful/dreadful news Extra Examples It must have been dreadful for you! To be honest, her singing was quite dreadful. a truly dreadful hat Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really absolutely quite … preposition for See full entry [only before noun] used to emphasize how bad something is synonym terrible He’s a dreadful snob. She's making a dreadful mess of things. I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake. [usually before noun] causing fear, pain or difficulty synonym terrible a dreadful accident They suffered dreadful injuries. Topics Feelingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb really absolutely quite … preposition for See full entry
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