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- Dictionarydreadful/ˈdrɛdf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious: "there's been a dreadful accident" Similar Opposite
- 2. used to emphasize the degree to which something is the case, especially something regarded with sadness or disapproval: "this was all a dreadful mistake" Similar
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Dreadful means causing fear, shock, or suffering, or very bad or low quality. It can also be used to emphasize the great degree of something. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
The meaning of DREADFUL is inspiring dread : causing great and oppressive fear. How to use dreadful in a sentence.
Dreadful means very bad or unpleasant, or causing fear, pain or difficulty. Learn how to use it in different contexts, with synonyms and collocations, from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
adjective. extremely disagreeable, shocking, or bad. what a dreadful play. (intensifier) this is a dreadful waste of time. causing dread; terrifying. archaic. inspiring awe.
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.
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.
adj. 1. extremely disagreeable, shocking, or bad: what a dreadful play. 2. (intensifier): this is a dreadful waste of time. 3. causing dread; terrifying. 4. archaic inspiring awe. ˈdreadfulnessn.
Find 308 similar and opposite words for dreadful, a word that can mean causing fear, displeasure, disgust, or intensity. See definitions, examples, and antonyms of dreadful.
Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective dreadful, which means very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality. Find synonyms, collocations, sentences, and translations of dreadful in English and other languages.
Dreadful means extremely bad or unpleasant, such as a dreadful mistake or a dreadful man. See how to say dreadful in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and Telugu.
