dreadful

4 definitions • 7 examples

causing fear, shock, or suffering:

The news report was so dreadful that I just had to switch it off.

the dreadful sufferings of the people during this war

of very low quality or very unpleasant:

The food was bad and the service was dreadful.

They played some dreadful music.

used to emphasize the great degree of something:

dreadful mistake I was beginning to think I'd made a dreadful mistake.

It's a dreadful shame you couldn't come.

very bad:

I realized I had committed a dreadful mistake.