awfulness
noun[U]
uk/ˈɔː.fəl.nəs/us/ˈɑː.fəl.nəs/thestateof beingextremelybadorunpleasant:
极坏；恶劣；糟糕You can'tappreciatethetrueawfulness ofwaruntil you'veactuallyexperiencedit.除非你亲身经历过，否则你无法真正体会到战争的可怕。
Words cannotconveythepoverty-strickenawfulness of hischildhood.言语无法表达他童年时的贫困可怕。
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- I dounderstandthe awfulness ofphysicalandemotionalpainand I havegreatsympathyfor anyone going through it.
- You wouldn'tbelieveme if Idescribedthe awfulness of thepictures.
- Despite the awfulness of thesituationwe both had a goodlaugh.
Not of good quality
- a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
- apology
- appallingly
- atrocious
- atrociously
- awfully
- badness
- be an apology forsomethingidiom
- downscale
- inadequate
- inadequately
- janky
- motley
- tacky
- tawdry
- thinness
- third-class
- third-rate
- unappetizing
- wretched
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Serious and unpleasant