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CEFR A1 · Other words you need to know
dreadful
/ˈdredfəl/ 📚 Module 4: Employment (p.329-332)
English Illustration
Arabic Translation & Context
Synonyms & Antonyms
Dreadful means extremely bad or unpleasant, causing fear or unhappiness. It describes something that is very poor in quality or very upsetting.
Synonyms
terrible
awful
horrible
frightful
Antonyms
wonderful
excellent
pleasant
lovely
Translations
dreadful in your language
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عربي
فظيع يعني سيء للغاية أو غير سار، ويسبب الخوف أو التعاسة.
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اردو
خوفناک کا مطلب ہے انتہائی برا یا ناخوشگوار، جو خوف یا ناخوشی کا باعث بنے۔
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हिंदी
भयानक का मतलब है बहुत बुरा या अप्रिय, जिससे डर या दुख हो।
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中文
可怕的意味着非常糟糕或不愉快，会引起恐惧或不快。
Easy Explanation
Plain English Breakdown
It means something is very, very bad. It can make you feel scared or sad. It's not good at all.
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Memory TipThink of 'dreadful' as 'very bad' or 'scary bad'.
Contextual Examples
How to use in a sentence
The weather was dreadful (very bad) all weekend, so we stayed inside.
I had a dreadful (terrible) headache after working on the computer for hours.
The food at the new restaurant was dreadful (awful); I will not go back there.
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