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
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
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