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dread·ful

(drĕd′fəl)
adj.
1. Extremely bad, unpleasant, or distasteful: dreadful prose; this dreadful heat.
2. Inspiring dread; terrible: dreadful noises; a dreadful tragedy.
dread′ful·ness n.
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Noun 1. [画像:dreadfulness - a quality of extreme unpleasantness]dreadfulness - a quality of extreme unpleasantness
unpleasantness - the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"
frightfulness - the quality of being frightful
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Translations
ذُعْر، رُعْب، خَوْف، فَزَع
hrůznost
det
óhugnaîur
korkunç olma

dread

(dred) noun
great fear. She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread. vrees رُعْب، ذُعْر ужас terror hrůza, strach die Furcht frygt; rædsel; skræk τρόμος terror õudus هراس؛ دلهره kauhu terreur פחד גדול, אימה भय, दहशत veliki strah, strava félelem ketakutan ótti terrore 恐怖 불안, 공포 baimė bailes; šausmas sangat takut angst redsel, frykt, gru, skrekk przerażenie, strach ډار terror groază страх hrôza groza strava fruktan, skräck ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, büyük korku 恐懼 жах دہشت sự khiếp sợ 恐怖
verb
to fear greatly. We were dreading his arrival. vrees يُرْعِب، يخاف، يَفْزَع، يَرْتَعِب страхувам се temer bát se, děsit se (čeho) sich fürchten frygte; grue for τρέμω από το φόβο μου temer õudust tundma هراسیدن pelätä suuresti redouter לְפָחֵד מְאוֹד से डरना bojati se, plašiti se retteg merasa takut óttast temere molto 恐れおののく 몹시 무서워하다 bijoti baidīties ketakutan duchten grue (seg) for/til bać się ډاريدل temer a-i fi groază de страшиться desiť sa zelo se bati strahovati frukta, bäva för หวาดกลัว çok korkmak, ödü patlamak 懼怕 жахатися, страхатися دہشت زدہ ہونا kinh sợ 惧怕
ˈdreadful adjective
1. terrible. a dreadful accident. vreeslike مُخيف، مُرْعِب ужасен terrível děsný, strašlivý furchtbar frygtelig τρομερός terrible kohutav وحشتناک kauhistuttava épouvantable מַחֲרִיד भयावह stravično, grozno szörnyű mengerikan hræðilegur spaventoso 恐ろしい 굉장히 무서운 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs teruk vreselijk fryktelig, fryktet, fæl straszny وحشتناك terrível groaznic ужасный strašný strašen užasan fruktansvärd น่าสะพรึงกลัว korkunç, müthiş 可怕的 жахливий, страшний دہشت انگیز kinh hoàng 可怕的
2. very bad or annoying. What dreadful children! aaklige مُريع، مُزْعِج جدا، سَيِّء отвратителен horrível hrozný, strašný fürchterlich frygtelig; forfærdelig απαίσιος terrible hirmus آزار دهنده؛ بسیار بد kamala insupportable איום बहुत बुरा या परेशान करने वाला strahovit, grozovit irtózatos mengesalkan óþolandi; óþekkur orribile, tremendo ひどい 몹시 싫은 baisus briesmīgs jahat vreselijk fryktelig, skrekkelig, irriterende okropny ډير بد، آزارونكى horrível insuportabil ужасный hrozný grozen užasan förskräcklig, gräslig แย่มาก sinir bozucu, çok kötü 糟糕透頂的,很討人厭的 препоганий ناگوار khủng khiếp 糟糕透顶的,令人惊骇的
ˈdreadfulness noun
aakligheid, vreeslikheid ذُعْر، رُعْب، خَوْف، فَزَع страх horror hrůznost die Furchtbarkeit det, som er frygteligt; det, som er forfærdeligt φοβερότητα terror, horror hirmuäratavus ترس kauheus caractère redoutable אימה भयावहता grozota szörnyűség sifat mengesalkan óhugnaður spaventosità, orribilità 恐ろしさ 두려움 baisumas šausmīgums; briesmīgums keterukkan vreselijkheid det som er fryktelig okropność ډار horror grozăvie ужас hrôza strahota užas förfärlighet, hemskhet ความน่ากลัว korkunç olma 可怕,糟糕透頂 жахливість دہشت انگیزی sự khiếp sợ 惧怕,糟糕透顶
ˈdreadfully adverb
extremely. dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever. vreeslik, verskriklik جدا، بصورةٍ مُخيفَه страшно много terrivelmente hrozně, příšerně furchtbar frygteligt; forfærdeligt φοβερά terriblemente kohutavalt خیلی؛ بسیار hirvittävän terriblement נורא भयंकर ढंग से strahovito, grozovito borzasztóan sangat hræðilega, einstaklega terribilmente, orribilmente ひどく 두렵게 baisiai briesmīgi; šausmīgi sangat teruk vreselijk fryktelig, skrekkelig bardzo, strasznie ډير، زيات terrivelmente îngrozitor/teribil de ужасно hrozne strašno izuzetno hemskt, förfärligt อย่างมาก aşırı derecede, müthiş 可怕地,糟糕透頂地 жахливо; огидно دہشت انگیزی کی حالت میں quá 可怕地,糟糕透顶地
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