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   dreadful

   /ˈdrɛdf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: "there's been a dreadful accident" Similar terriblefrightfulhorriblegrimawfuldirefrighteningterrifyinghorrifyingalarmingdistressingshockingappallingharrowingghastlyfearfulhideoushorrendousmonstrousunspeakablegruesometragiccalamitousgrievousgrislyarchaic:terrificOpposite mild
   • ▪ extremely disagreeable: "the weather was dreadful" Similar unpleasantdisagreeablenastyfrightfulshockingawfulabysmalatrociousdisgracefuldeplorablewretchedvery badlamentablerepugnantodiouspoorinadequateinferiorunsatisfactorydistastefulinformal:hopelesspatheticuselesswoefulcrummyrottensorrythird-ratelousygodawfulnot up to snuffthe pitsfrom hellduffchronicrubbishpantsa load of pantsropypoxyOpposite pleasantagreeable
   • ▪ (of a person) unwell or troubled: "I feel dreadful—I hate myself"
   • 2. used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval: "this was all a dreadful mistake" Similar outrageousshockinginordinateimmoderateunrestrainedgreattremendous

   Derivatives

   • 1. dreadfulness noun

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   The meaning of DREADFUL is inspiring dread : causing great and oppressive fear. How to use dreadful in a sentence.

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   adjective. extremely disagreeable, shocking, or bad. what a dreadful play. (intensifier) this is a dreadful waste of time. causing dread; terrifying. archaic. inspiring awe.

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   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.

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   The adjective dreadful can describe something truly devastating, like the dreadful aftermath of a tornado, or something that's awful on a more personal level, like a dreadful blind date. If it's bad, fearsome, or unpleasant, you can call it dreadful.

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   Define dreadful. dreadful synonyms, dreadful pronunciation, dreadful translation, English dictionary definition of dreadful. adj. 1. Extremely bad, unpleasant, or distasteful: dreadful prose; this dreadful heat. 2. Inspiring dread; terrible: dreadful noises; a dreadful tragedy....

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    DREADFUL definition: extremely bad or unpleasant: . Learn more.

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    dreadful meaning, definition, what is dreadful: extremely unpleasant: Learn more.