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The example sentences of DREADFUL in videos (12 in total of 12)

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allah proper noun, singular has verb, 3rd person singular present fulfilled verb, past participle the determiner promise noun, singular or mass of preposition or subordinating conjunction making verb, gerund or present participle firoun proper noun, singular a determiner dreadful adjective lesson noun, singular or mass for preposition or subordinating conjunction the determiner coming verb, gerund or present participle generations noun, plural .
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way noun, singular or mass it personal pronoun 's verb, 3rd person singular present dreadful adjective there existential there 's verb, 3rd person singular present nothing noun, singular or mass harmonious adjective about preposition or subordinating conjunction it personal pronoun but coordinating conjunction yeah interjection these determiner these determiner are verb, non-3rd person singular present the determiner genuine adjective concerns noun, plural
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Use "dreadful" in a sentence | "dreadful" example sentences

How to use "dreadful" in a sentence?

  • Yet it is necessary to hope, though hope should always be deluded, for hope itself is happiness, and its frustrations, however frequent, are yet less dreadful than its extinction.
    -Samuel Johnson-
  • I wanted to highlight that whole dreadful process in book publishing that 'nothing succeeds like success.'
    -Doris Lessing-
  • I've been in so many good movies that I felt like nobody saw; it's a pretty dreadful feeling.
    -Woody Harrelson-
  • There is nothing so dreadful as a great victory--except a great defeat.
    -Duke of Wellington-
  • Great art has dreadful manners. The greatest paintings grab you in a headlock, rough up your composure, and then proceed in short order to re-arrange your reality.
    -Simon Schama-
  • There's more beauty in the truth even if it is dreadful beauty.
    -John Steinbeck-
  • I never entertained the dreadful thought that my face was anything other than good and fair until, in an act of revelation, I picked up a mirror.
    -Dafydd ap Gwilym-
  • As Dostoevski said: 'Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.
    -Dorothy Day-
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Definition and meaning of DREADFUL

What does "dreadful mean?"

/ˈdredfəl/

dreadful

adjective
Extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly.

What are synonyms of "dreadful"?
Some common synonyms of "dreadful" are:
  • terrible,
  • frightful,
  • horrible,
  • grim,
  • awful,
  • dire,
  • frightening,
  • terrifying,
  • horrifying,
  • alarming,
  • distressing,
  • shocking,
  • appalling,
  • harrowing,
  • ghastly,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/ˈterəb(ə)l/

terrible
adjective

Very bad; horrible.

/ˈfrītfəl/

frightful
adjective

Dreadful; awful; very bad.

/ˈhôrəb(ə)l/

horrible
adjective

Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear.

/ɡrim/

grim
adjective

Being very serious or determined.

/ˈôfəl/

awful
adjective adverb

very bad or unpleasant. very.

/ˈdī(ə)r/

dire
adjective

(E.g. of consequences) very serious.

/ˈfrīt(ə)niNG/

frightening
adjective verb

Being scary. To make someone afraid or nervous.

/ˈterəfīiNG/

terrifying
adjective verb

causing extreme fear. To scare or greatly frighten.

/ˈhärifīiNG/

horrifying
adjective verb

Scary; very shocking. To cause someone to feel horror or shock.

/əˈlärmiNG/

alarming
adjective verb

Making you feel worried or frightened. To make someone unpleasantly surprised.

/dəˈstresiNG/

distressing
adjective verb

causing anxiety, sorrow or pain. To cause someone anxiety or sadness.

/ˈSHäkiNG/

shocking
adjective verb

causing indignation or disgust. To affect someone with an electrical current.

/əˈpôliNG/

appalling
adjective verb

Causing shock or distress because it is terrible. To feel shock or distress at something terrible.

/ˈherōiNG/

harrowing
adjective verb

acutely distressing. To be extremely upsetting.

/ˈɡas(t)lē/

ghastly
adjective

Frightening or horrible to the senses.

What are antonyms of "dreadful"?
Some common antonyms of "dreadful" are:
  • mild,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.

/mīld/

mild
adjective

Gentle in nature or behavior.

Phrases and Idioms that contain "dreadful"

penny dreadful

A cheap paperback novel, typically characterized by melodrama, violence, and ...

A cheap paperback novel, typically characterized by melodrama, violence, and adventure. Primarily heard in UK.

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