Meaning
Dreadful means very bad, unpleasant, or causing fear. It can describe something terrible in quality, shocking, or frightening.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Adjective
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Used to describe experiences, situations, events, or feelings that are unpleasant or awful.
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Typical structures:
- "a dreadful mistake"
- "feel dreadful"
- "look dreadful"
Common Phrases
- dreadful mistake – a very bad or serious error
- dreadful accident – a terrible accident
- feel dreadful – feel very bad (physically or emotionally)
- dreadful weather – very unpleasant weather
Collocations
- dreadful experience
- dreadful news
- dreadful pain
- dreadful tragedy
- dreadful performance
Examples
- He made a dreadful mistake during the meeting.
- The news of the accident was truly dreadful.
- She felt dreadful after catching the flu.
- We had dreadful weather during our holiday.
- The movie was dreadful and boring.
- It was a dreadful experience that she will never forget.
- His handwriting is absolutely dreadful.
Synonyms or Related
- Terrible
- Awful
- Horrible
- Appalling
- Shocking
- Dire