Dreadfulness: meaning, definitions and examples

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dreadfulness

 

[ หˆdrษ›dfสŠlnษ™s ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

feeling

The state or quality of being dread or dreadful; terrible or frightful character or aspect; terror; horror; frightfulness.

Synonyms

frightfulness, horror, terror

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น temor

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคญเคฏเคพเคตเคนเคคเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Furchtbarkeit

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ kengerian

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะถะฐั…ะปะธะฒั–ัั‚ัŒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przeraลผenie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆๆ€–

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท รฉpouvante

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ horror

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท dehลŸet

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ณตํฌ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฑุนุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hrลฏza

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ hrรดza

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆๆ€–

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ groza

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รณgn

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะพั€า›ั‹ะฝั‹ัˆ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ˜แƒจแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dษ™hลŸษ™t

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ horror

Etymology

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.