frightful

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adjective

1. provoking horror (Freq. 4)
- an atrocious automobile accident
- a frightful crime of decapitation
- an alarming, even horrifying, picture
- "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill
- an ugly wound
• Syn:
atrocious, horrifying, horrible, ugly
• Similar to:
alarming
• Derivationally related forms:
frightfulness
2. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact (Freq. 1)
- in a frightful hurry
- spent a frightful amount of money
• Syn:
terrible, awful, tremendous
• Similar to:
extraordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
terribleness (for: terrible)
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
3. extremely distressing
- fearful slum conditions
- a frightful mistake
• Syn:
fearful
• Similar to:
bad
• Derivationally related forms:
frightfulness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fearful, terrible, awful, tremendous, atrocious, horrifying, horrible, ugly