Awful: meaning, definitions and examples
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awful
[ หษห.fษl ]
feeling or causing great displeasure or unhappiness
Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible.
Synonyms
abominable, atrocious, dreadful, horrible, terrible
Examples of usage
- That was an awful thing to say.
- The weather has been simply awful all week.
- The food was truly awful.
used to emphasize the degree of something unpleasant or severe
Used as a general term of disapproval.
Synonyms
exceedingly, incredibly, terribly, very
Examples of usage
- He was an awful person to work for.
- She sings awfully out of tune.
Translations
Translations of the word "awful" in other languages:
๐ต๐น horrรญvel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเคฏเคพเคจเค
๐ฉ๐ช schrecklich
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengerikan
๐บ๐ฆ ะถะฐั ะปะธะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ okropny
๐ฏ๐ต ใฒใฉใ
๐ซ๐ท horrible
๐ช๐ธ horrible
๐น๐ท korkunรง
๐ฐ๐ท ๋์ฐํ
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุธูุน
๐จ๐ฟ straลกnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ straลกnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ็ณ็ณ็
๐ธ๐ฎ grozen
๐ฎ๐ธ hrรฆรฐilegt
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพัาัะฝัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแจแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dษhลษtli
๐ฒ๐ฝ horrible
Word origin
The word 'awful' originated from Middle English 'awful' meaning 'inspiring reverential wonder or fear'. Over time, its meaning shifted to convey something extremely bad or unpleasant. The term has been used in English since the 13th century, evolving to its current usage in modern English.