dreadful

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dreadful

A dreadful storm raged outside the window.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable: Used to describe something that causes great discomfort, annoyance, or unhappiness.
    • Exceptionally bad or of very poor quality: Used to describe something that is shockingly inferior in standard or performance.
    • Causing great fear, terror, or dread: Used to describe something that inspires profound fear or apprehension.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The weather was dreadful, with constant rain and cold winds.
    • She had a dreadful headache that lasted all day.
    • The service at the restaurant was simply dreadful; we waited an hour for our food.
    • They lived in dreadful fear of the invading army.
    • The movie wasn't just bad; it was dreadful.
Advanced Usage
  • "a dreadful bore": used to describe a person or situation that is extremely tedious or uninteresting.
    • That lecture was a dreadful bore; half the audience fell asleep.
  • "in a dreadful state": used to describe something in a condition of great disorder, distress, or poor repair.
    • After the storm, the garden was in a dreadful state.
  • "dreadful to behold": a formal or literary way to say something is terrifying or shocking to see.
    • The aftermath of the battle was dreadful to behold.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dread (noun/verb): A feeling of great fear or apprehension; to anticipate with fear or reluctance.
    • She felt a sense of dread before the exam.
    • I dread having to tell him the bad news.
  • Dreadfully (adverb): In a dreadful manner; extremely.
    • He was dreadfully sorry for his mistake.
    • The project is dreadfully behind schedule.
Synonyms
  • Terrible: extremely bad or serious.
  • Awful: very bad or unpleasant.
  • Horrible: causing or likely to cause horror; very unpleasant.
  • Atrocious: horrifyingly wicked or of very poor quality.
  • Appalling: causing shock or dismay; horrific.
Related Phrases
  • Penny dreadful (noun, historical): A cheap, sensational novel or story, popular in 19th-century Britain.
    • As a boy, he loved reading penny dreadfuls full of adventure and horror.
dreadful

A dreadful storm raged outside the window.

Adjective
  1. very unpleasant
  2. exceptionally bad or displeasing
    • atrocious taste
    • abominable workmanship
    • an awful voice
    • dreadful manners
    • a painful performance
    • terrible handwriting
    • an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
  3. causing fear or dread or terror
    • the awful war
    • an awful risk
    • dire news
    • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
    • the dread presence of the headmaster
    • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
    • a dreadful storm
    • a fearful howling
    • horrendous explosions shook the city
    • a terrible curse

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