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    Dread·ful
    /ˈdredf(ə)l/

    adjective

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

  3. Synonyms for DREADFUL: terrifying, horrible, terrible, formidable, frightening, scary, dread, intimidating; Antonyms of DREADFUL: reassuring, comforting, soothing, relaxing, calming, inviting, consoling, tranquilizing.

  4. Dreadful definition: causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible. See examples of DREADFUL used in a sentence.

  5. DREADFUL definition: 1. causing fear, shock, or suffering: 2. of very low quality or very unpleasant: 3. used to…. Learn more.

  6. Dread means fear or anxiety. 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. Definitions of dreadful. adjective.

  7. 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.

  8. 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 ...

  9. extremely bad or unpleasant: a dreadful mistake. a dreadful man. (Definition of dreadful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  10. 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.

  11. There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dreadful, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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