Dreadfulness: meaning, definitions and examples
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dreadfulness
[ หdrษdfสlnษs ]
feeling
The state or quality of being dread or dreadful; terrible or frightful character or aspect; terror; horror; frightfulness.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The dreadfulness of the situation left everyone feeling anxious.
- Her eyes widened in dreadfulness as she heard the news.
- The dreadfulness of the storm kept everyone indoors.
- The dreadfulness of the crime shocked the entire community.
- The dreadfulness of the monster's appearance sent shivers down my spine.
Translations
Translations of the word "dreadfulness" in other languages:
๐ต๐น temor
- pavor
- horror
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเคฏเคพเคตเคนเคคเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช Furchtbarkeit
๐ฎ๐ฉ kengerian
๐บ๐ฆ ะถะฐั ะปะธะฒัััั
๐ต๐ฑ przeraลผenie
๐ฏ๐ต ๆๆ
๐ซ๐ท รฉpouvante
๐ช๐ธ horror
๐น๐ท dehลet
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ณตํฌ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฑุนุจ
๐จ๐ฟ hrลฏza
๐ธ๐ฐ hrรดza
๐จ๐ณ ๆๆ
๐ธ๐ฎ groza
๐ฎ๐ธ รณgn
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพัาัะฝัั
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแจแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dษhลษt
๐ฒ๐ฝ horror
Word origin
The word 'dreadfulness' originated from the Middle English word 'dredfulnesse', which was a combination of 'dredful' meaning 'full of dread' and the suffix '-nesse' indicating a state or condition. Over time, the word evolved to its current form, maintaining its essence of conveying a sense of terror or horror.
See also: dread, dreaded, dreadful, dreadfully.