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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 definition: 1. causing fear, shock, or suffering: 2. of very low quality or very unpleasant: 3. used to…. Learn more.
1. a. : inspiring dread (see dread entry 2 sense 1a) : causing great and oppressive fear. a dreadful attack. b. : inspiring awe or reverence. 2. : extremely bad, distasteful, unpleasant, or shocking. a dreadful idea. a dreadful performance. dreadful behavior. The food was absolutely dreadful. 3. : extreme. dreadful disorder. dreadfully.
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. Synonyms: terrible, shocking [informal], awful, alarming More Synonyms of dreadful. dreadfully adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2.
very bad or unpleasant. What dreadful weather! What a dreadful thing to say! It's dreadful the way they treat their staff. How dreadful! Jane looked dreadful (= looked ill or tired).
Dreadful means "full of dread," "feeling a sense of dread," or "causing dread." 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.
of very low quality or very unpleasant: The food was bad and the service was dreadful. They played some dreadful music. Synonyms. abominable. abysmal (BAD) atrocious (VERY BAD) awful (BAD) dire mainly UK informal. frightful old-fashioned informal. grim (WITHOUT HOPE) horrendous.
dreadful, adj., adv., & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Definitions of 'dreadful'. 1. If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality. [...] 2. Dreadful is used to emphasize the degree or extent of something bad. [emphasis] [...] More.
If you say that something is dreadful, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor in quality.
extremely bad or unpleasant: a dreadful mistake. a dreadful man. (Definition of dreadful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dreadful. in Chinese (Traditional) 可怕的, 糟糕的, 驚人的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 可怕的, 糟糕的, 惊人的… See more. in Spanish. espantoso, terrible, atroz… See more. in Portuguese.
