dreadful — causing fear, shock, or suffering; extremely bad or unpleasant
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: causing fear, shock, or suffering; extremely bad or unpleasant
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdredfl/
Example Sentences
- My cooking skills are so dreadful that even my dog refuses to eat my food.
- The dreadful traffic jam made me three hours late for the wedding.
- She had a dreadful haircut that looked like she stuck her finger in an electric socket.
dreadful
ADJECTIVE[/ˈdredfl/]
causing fear, shock, or suffering; extremely bad or unpleasant
💡 Concept
The storm left a dreadful mess across the entire seaside village overnight.
🎵 Rhyme
Being forgetful made him dreadful and regretful.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈdredfl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdredfl/
🌳Etymology
Rootdread
Suffix--ful
🎵Rhyme
respectfulforgetfulregretful
respectful
forgetful
regretful
🔗Collocations
dreadful mistake
dreadful weather
dreadful news
feel dreadful
dreadful accident
dreadful experience
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cooking skills are so dreadful that even my dog refuses to eat my food.”
“The dreadful traffic jam made me three hours late for the wedding.”
😄 Fun example
“She had a dreadful haircut that looked like she stuck her finger in an electric socket.”
“The dreadful smell from the garbage bin made everyone evacuate the kitchen.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
terriblehorribleawfulfrightfulappalling
Antonyms
wonderfuldelightfulpleasant
Related
dreaddreadeddreadfully
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