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