AWFUL/TERRIBLE/DREADFUL

Meaning of AWFUL/TERRIBLE/DREADFUL in English

See ↑ BAD 4

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TERRIBLE — terribil
English interlingue dictionary
TERRIBLE — I. ˈterəbəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin terribilis, from terrēre to frighten + -ibilis -ible — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DREADFUL — I. ˈdredfəl adjective Etymology: Middle English dredful, from drede, dred + -ful 1. a. : full of dread or terror …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWFUL — I. ˈȯfəl adjective ( sometimes awfuller sometimes awfullest ) Etymology: Middle English awful, aweful, ageful, from awe, age + -ful …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DREADFUL — (a.) Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
Английский словарь Webster
AWFUL — (a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
Английский словарь Webster
AWFUL — (a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
Английский словарь Webster
DREADFUL — ( a. ) Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AWFUL — ( a. ) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AWFUL — ( a. ) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TERRIBLE — — terribleness , n. /ter"euh beuhl/ , adj. 1. distressing; severe: a terrible winter. 2. extremely bad; horrible: terrible coffee; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DREADFUL — — dreadfulness , n. /dred"feuhl/ , adj. 1. causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm. 2. inspiring …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWFUL — — awfulness , n. /aw"feuhl/ , adj. 1. extremely bad; unpleasant; ugly: awful paintings; an awful job. 2. inspiring fear; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DREADFUL — I. ˈdred-fəl adjective Date: 13th century 1. a. : inspiring dread : causing great and oppressive fear a dreadful storm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWFUL — I. ˈȯ-fəl adjective Date: 13th century 1. : inspiring awe 2. : filled with awe: as a. obsolete : afraid …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TERRIBLE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin terribilis, from terrēre to frighten — more at terror Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TERRIBLE — adj excessive; extreme; severe. 2. terrible ·adj adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.
Webster English vocab
DREADFUL — adj full of dread or terror; fearful. 2. dreadful ·adj inspiring awe or reverence; awful. 3. dreadful ·adj inspiring dread; …
Webster English vocab
AWFUL — adj worshipful; reverential; law-abiding. 2. awful ·adj struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken. 3. awful ·adj oppressing with fear or …
Webster English vocab
DREADFUL — [dread.ful] adj (13c) 1 a: inspiring dread: causing great and oppressive fear b: inspiring awe or reverence 2: extremely bad, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWFUL — [aw.ful] adj (13c) 1: inspiring awe 2: filled with awe: as a obs: afraid, terrified b: deeply respectful or reverential …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TERRIBLE — terrible BrE AmE ˈter əb ə l -ɪb- ▷ terrible|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DREADFUL — dreadful BrE AmE ˈdred f ə l -fʊl ▷ dreadful|ly ‿i ▷ dreadful|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AWFUL — awful BrE AmE ˈɔːf ə l -ʊl ˈɑːf- —but in the literal meaning 'awe-inspiring', ˈɔː fʊl AmE \ ˈɔː-, ˈɑː- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TERRIBLE — / ˈterəbl; NAmE / adjective 1. very unpleasant; making you feel very unhappy, upset or frightened : a terrible experience …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DREADFUL — / ˈdredfl; NAmE / adjective ( especially BrE ) 1. very bad or unpleasant : What dreadful weather! What a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWFUL — / ˈɔːfl; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective 1. ( informal ) very bad or unpleasant : That's an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TERRIBLE — ter ‧ ri ‧ ble S1 W3 /ˈterəb ə l, ˈterɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DREADFUL — dread ‧ ful /ˈdredf ə l/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . extremely unpleasant SYN terrible : We’ve had some dreadful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWFUL — I. aw ‧ ful 1 S1 /ˈɔːf ə l $ ˈɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . very bad or unpleasant …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TERRIBLE — adj. 1 colloq. very great or bad (a terrible bore). 2 colloq. very incompetent (terrible at tennis). 3 causing terror; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWFUL — adj. 1 colloq. a unpleasant or horrible (awful weather). b poor in quality; very bad (has awful writing). c (attrib.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TERRIBLE — adj. 1 colloq. very great or bad (a terrible bore). 2 colloq. very incompetent (terrible at tennis). 3 causing terror; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWFUL — adj. 1 colloq. a unpleasant or horrible (awful weather). b poor in quality; very bad (has awful writing). c (attrib.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TERRIBLE — adj.1 colloq. very great or bad (a terrible bore). 2 colloq. very incompetent (terrible at tennis). 3 causing terror; fit …
Oxford English vocab
AWFUL — adj.1 colloq. a unpleasant or horrible (awful weather). b poor in quality; very bad (has awful writing). c (attrib.) excessive; …
Oxford English vocab
TERRIBLE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A terrible experience or situation is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DREADFUL — 1. If you say that something is dreadful , you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWFUL — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you say that someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DREADFUL — 1. If you say that something is ~, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant, or very poor …
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TERRIBLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/terrible joke (= not funny ) ▪ Dad was known for his bad jokes. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DREADFUL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/terrible/dreadful etc mistake ▪ It would be a terrible mistake to marry him. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWFUL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TERRIBLE — (VERY GREAT) [adjective] [informal] - used to emphasize the great degree of somethingThis project is a terrible waste of money.She's …
Cambridge English vocab
DREADFUL — [adjective] - very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sadThe food was bad and the service was …
Cambridge English vocab
AWFUL — (BAD) [adjective] - (very) bad, unpleasant, or of low qualityThe bomb victims suffered some awful injuries.We've had an awful journey …
Cambridge English vocab
TERRIBLE — Synonyms and related words : aberrant, abnormal, abominable, acute, alarming, appalling, arduous, arrant, ashamed, astounding, atrocious, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, bad, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DREADFUL — Synonyms and related words : Bildungsroman, Gothic novel, abominable, alarming, appalling, arrant, astounding, atrocious, august, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awfully, bad, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DREADFUL — adj. Function: noun Synonyms: DIME NOVEL , penny dreadful, shilling shocker, shocker, yellowback
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DREADFUL — I. dreadful adjective Synonyms: fearful 3, appalling, awful, formidable, frightful, horrible, horrific, shocking, terrible, terrific II. ||dreadful adverb Synonyms: very …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWFUL — I. awful adjective Synonyms: fearful 3, appalling, dreadful, formidable, frightful, horrible, horrific, shocking, terrible, terrific Related Word: impressive, moving; august, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TERRIBLE — adj. VERBS ▪ be , feel , look , seem , sound ADVERB ▪ really , truly ▪ I thought …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DREADFUL — adj. VERBS ▪ be , feel , look , smell , sound , taste ▪ Poor thing! You look absolutely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TERRIBLE — • ↑ awful/terrible/appalling/lousy • ↑ awful/terrible/dreadful • ↑ awful/terrible/horrible • ↑ bad/terrible/dreadful etc experience • ↑ have a bad/terrible/awful etc …
Longman Activator English vocab
DREADFUL — See ↑ BAD 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ awful/terrible/dreadful • ↑ bad/terrible/dreadful etc experience
Longman Activator English vocab
TERRIBLE — adj. 25B6; adjective a terrible crime 007C; terrible injuries : DREADFUL, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, horrendous, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DREADFUL — adj. 25B6; adjective a dreadful accident : TERRIBLE, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire; horrifying, alarming, shocking, distressing, appalling, harrowing; ghastly, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TERRIBLE — adj. 1 bad, serious, grave, severe, acute, distressing, disagreeable, nasty, foul, unbearable, dreadful, loathsome, hideous, vile, intolerable, awful, Colloq rotten, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DREADFUL — adj. 1 bad, awful, terrible, Colloq rotten, Slang lousy That TV soap opera is simply dreadful 2 grievous, dire, horrible, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AWFUL — adj. 1 bad, terrible, inferior, base, abominable, rotten, horrible, horrid; tasteless, unsightly, ugly, hideous, grotesque, Slang lousy, Brit naff, Chiefly …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TERRIBLE — adjective BAD : The traffic jams are very terrible. GOOD : The traffic jams are (absolutely) terrible. ◆◆◆ See note …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TERRIBLE — прил. 1) внушающий страх, ужас 2) разг. (с усил. знач.) страшный, ужасный; громадный страшный, ужасный; внушающий страх, ужас - * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DREADFUL — 1. прил. 1) страшный, ужасный; внушающий ужас, грозный, чудовищный I intend to set out tomorrow, and to pass those dreadful …
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