Associations to the word «Dreadful»
Noun
- Calamity
- Penny
- Shriek
- Scourge
- Consternation
- Suspense
- Apprehension
- Malady
- Carnage
- Agony
- Convulsion
- Suffering
- Visitation
- Stench
- Catastrophe
- Wretch
- Fright
- Precipice
- Wickedness
- Misery
- Showtime
- Anguish
- Deliverance
- Torment
- Remorse
- Shudder
- Tiding
- Affliction
- Groan
- Apparition
- Misfortune
- Doom
- Terror
- Horror
- Spectre
- Spasm
- Desolation
- Havoc
- Garion
- Cruelty
- Tempest
- Roaring
- Slaughter
- Certainty
- Howling
- Repentance
- Despair
- Loneliness
- Mischief
- Deed
- Yell
- Sudden
- Wail
- Vengeance
- Ordeal
- Spectacle
- Dread
- Devastation
- Tremble
- Fate
- Gloom
- Famine
- Tumult
- Trembling
Adjective
Wiktionary
DREADFUL, adjective. Causing dread; very bad.
DREADFUL, noun. A shocking or sensational crime.
DREADFUL, noun. A shocking or sensational report of a crime.
Dictionary definition
DREADFUL, adjective. Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse".
DREADFUL, adjective. Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room".
DREADFUL, adjective. Very unpleasant.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.