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dreadfuladjective(FRIGHTENING)causingfear,shock, orsuffering: Thenewsreportwas so dreadful that I just had toswitchit off.那个新闻报道太可怕了，我只好关上电视机不看了。 the dreadfulsufferingsof thepeopleduring thiswar Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesa bad person, action, etc. - badA very bad man is getting what he deserves.
- evilHe was an evil dictator who murdered his own people.
- wickedRapunzel was trapped inside a tower by a wicked witch.
- awfulShe was truly awful to him through their entire marriage.
- terribleHe was a terrible husband.
See more results » - the dreadfuleffectsofclimatechange
- Welostourbelovedfatherto this dreadfuldisease.
- The dreadfuleventsof thatdaywill never beforgotten.
- Theconsequencescould be dreadful.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSerious and unpleasant - abominable
- abominably
- abysmal
- abysmally
- apocalyptic
- fraught
- frightful
- from hellidiom
- fun
- ghastliness
- nightmarish
- nightmarishly
- noisome
- not be all fun and gamesidiom
- objectionable
- vile
- woeful
- woefully
- wretchedly
- yucky
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: dreadfuladjective(LOW QUALITY)B2mainlyUKof verylowqualityor veryunpleasant: Thefoodwasbadand theservicewas dreadful.食物很差劲，服务也很糟糕。 Theyplayedsome dreadfulmusic. Synonymsawful(BAD) horrendous terrible(UNPLEASANT) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesbad weather, conditions, situations, etc. - badIf the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do.
- poorShe's 87 and in poor health.
- direThe predictions for the economy are dire.
- grimShe was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life.
- awfulThe smell from the bins was awful.
See more results » - She waswearinga dreadfulpinkflouncyskirt.
- Hisspeechwas dreadful - he justkeptrepeatinghimself.
- It was atrulydreadfulperformance.
- I've neverseenthefilm, but itsoundsdreadful.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesNot of good quality - a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
- apology
- appallingly
- atrocious
- atrociously
- awfully
- awfulness
- badness
- downscale
- inadequate
- inadequately
- janky
- motley
- tacky
- tawdry
- thinness
- third-class
- third-rate
- unappetizing
- wretched
See more results » dreadfuladjective(VERY GREAT)mainlyUKinformalused toemphasizethegreatdegreeof something: I wasbeginningtothinkI'd made a dreadfulmistake.我开始觉得自己犯了个大错误。 It's a dreadfulshameyou couldn't come. - I'msorry, thehouseis a dreadfulmess.
- He's a dreadfulgossip.
- I got in a dreadfulmuddleabout themoney.
- Hewokeup with a dreadfulheadache.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesLinguistics: very & extreme - abjectly
- abundantly
- beyond
- biblical
- blankly
- completely
- desperately
- extreme
- highly
- jolly
- positive
- rank
- raving
- screamingly
- smack
- spectacularly
- such
- terrible
- unutterably
- wonderfully
See more results » B2verybad, of verylowquality, orshockingand verysad 可怕的；糟糕的；惊人的Thefoodwasbadand theservicewas dreadful.食物很差劲，服务也很糟糕。 I wasbeginningtothinkI'd made a dreadfulmistake.我开始觉得自己犯了个大错误。 Thenewsreportwas so dreadful that I just had toswitchit off.那个新闻报道太可怕了，我只好关上电视机不看了。 - She waswearinga dreadfulpinkflouncyskirt.
- Hisspeechwas dreadful - he justkeptrepeatinghimself.
- Hewokeup with a dreadfulheadache.
- To becandidwith you, Ithinkyou're making a dreadfulmistake.
- Turn that dreadfulwailingmusicoff and put on somethingcheerful.
dreadful| American DictionaryIrealizedI hadcommitteda dreadfulmistake. Examplesofdreadfuldreadful They have adreadfultendency to be the products of 'mere political theorising'.From theCambridge English Corpus That supposedlydreadfultyrant, the playwright, is not deposed, but outright conquered; you have not jettisoned his words, but stolen them.From theCambridge English Corpus We will see him indreadfulmajesty, among choirs of angels and archangels.From theCambridge English Corpus The darkest of hair and great dark eyes and in spite of thedreadfulcircumstances of his life a healthy looking complexion.From theCambridge English Corpus I cannot tell, but they were tense anddreadful.From theCambridge English Corpus Do you seedreadfulserpents leap out from her head, do their long coils encircle and press in on you?From theCambridge English Corpus Perhaps, he reflected, she was turned off by hisdreadfulspelling.From theCambridge English Corpus It may, horrible as it is, still be better for the people so pushed against the wall in bargaining to accept such adreadfuldeal.From theCambridge English Corpus Fear also is, unfortunately, adreadfulfeature of our open society.From theCambridge English Corpus I understand thedreadfulsignificance of a relapse: more challenging treatment regimens and a subsequent chiseling at my survival rate.From theCambridge English Corpus He is certainly punished, but his is a comic, rather than adreadfulfate.From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, brains succumbed to brawn withdreadfulresults.From theCambridge English Corpus Fascinating in adreadfulsort of way, ultimately it is very depressing.From theCambridge English Corpus Angiogenesis and the vascular density of tumours have been shown to be associated with tumour metastasis, the mostdreadfulpart of neoplastic growth.From theCambridge English Corpus I trust that he will appeal against thisdreadfulsentence.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |