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dreadful

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɛdfʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdrɛdfəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dred′fəl)

Collocations for "dreadful"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dreadful" in context.

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dreadful

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. UK: a dreadful [person, child, man, woman, husband]
  2. that is dreadful to hear!
  3. it was dreadful to [see, watch]
  4. it is dreadful to [think, imagine]
  5. it is dreadful that you had to [see, experience] that
  6. that is a dreadful thing to [hear, see, think]
  7. you are a dreadful [man]
  8. that's (just) dreadful!
  9. that is dreadful news!
  10. what a dreadful place!
  11. what a dreadful [noise, racket, din]!
  12. what happened to you is dreadful!
  13. am having a dreadful day
  14. dreadful weather (conditions)
  15. suffers from a dreadful disease
  16. will suffer a dreadful [fate, death]
  17. could [lead to, bring about, mean] dreadful consequences
  18. the [house, patient, company] is in a dreadful state
  19. is a dreadful situation
  20. was a dreadful [concert, performance, display, game]
  21. had a dreadful time [on vacation, at the party]
  22. her [fashion, music] tastes are dreadful
  23. the [meal, food, service] was dreadful!
  24. don't want to [remember, think about] what happened on that dreadful [day, night]
  25. dreadful and [terrible, horrible, dangerous]
'dreadful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "dreadful" in the title:

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Dreadful as it is - English Only forum
dreadful heaving in his lungs - English Only forum
dreadful questioning - English Only forum
Dreadful thinking - English Only forum
Dreary and dreadful beats the sea at the shore. - English Only forum
I am not dreadful now, Dora? - English Only forum
I thought the book's writing was dreadful, and its conception <was> even worse. - English Only forum
knowing how - dreadful it was - English Only forum
Not that dreadful tart - English Only forum
panning a truly dreadful play - English Only forum
penny dreadful - English Only forum
pickled in a dreadful manner. - English Only forum
quited readful (quite dreadful) - English Only forum
saluted us the dreadful Noise of the Moors Drums and Trumpet - English Only forum
taking some dreadful knocks - English Only forum
The idea of a child being taught how to become a thief is to me incredibly dreadful. - English Only forum
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the vision’s dreadful presentiment of a doomed marriage - English Only forum
To be in a dreadful pickle - English Only forum
useful ... that it could be done and wasn’t dreadful - English Only forum
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