dreadful thing
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdreadfulandthing
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dreadful
adjective
uk/ˈdred.fəl/us/ˈdred.fəl/
causing fear, shock, ...
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thing
noun
uk/θɪŋ/us/θɪŋ/
used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid ...
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(Definition ofdreadfulandthingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He said that fighting against ghosts was adreadfulthing.
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That will be the mostdreadfulthingwhich could happen in this country.
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It is adreadfulthingfor serving officers to be living under such a threat.
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There is no hope that we can offer them, that is thedreadfulthingabout it.
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That would be adreadfulthingto happen.
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It's adreadfulthingliving here, said the woman.
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He amassed a considerable fortune from it—adreadfulthingto do.
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He suggested that that was a verydreadfulthingto do.
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I never envisaged this debate bringing up such adreadfulthing.
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It is adreadfulthingto do, but sometimes we have to make ourselves do it.
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That, to my mind, is adreadfulthing.
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The tone of his voice indicated that he thought that would be a reallydreadfulthing.
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That is adreadfulthingas it puts great strain on marriages.
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It has never been officially recognised who did this fearful anddreadfulthing.
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What adreadfulthingit is to say now!
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It is a dreadful word, but it means adreadfulthing.
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Surely that is adreadfulthingto do.
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That is adreadfulthingfor the prestige of this country and for its future trade.
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The possibility of thatdreadfulthinghappening does not give me a moment's anxiety.
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