frightful

Meaning

Synonyms

terrible
A2
dreadful
C1
horrible
B1
awful
B1
fearful
C2
😨
terrifying
C1
ghastly
C2
formidable
C2
horrific
C2
tremendous
C1
frightening
C1
shocking
C1
dire
C2
horrifying
C2
terrific
B2
hideous
C1
scary
B1
horrendous
C2
horrid
C2
atrocious
21k
appalling
C2
grisly
25k
beastly
20k
intolerable
C2
monstrous
C2
abominable
20k
alarming
C2
dreaded
C2
fearsome
C2
god-awful
29k
ominous
C1
redoubtable
ugly
B1

be dreadful

hellish
21k
ghost
B1
👻
ferocious
C2
fell
A2
dreadfully
21k
dread
C2
disgusting
B1
horror
B2
infernal
C2
diabolical
C2
law-abiding
24k
lurid
37k
messed up
monster
B1
chilling
C2
morbid
C2
Translations

espantoso
spaventoso
effrayant
épouvantable
schrecklich
terribile
furchtbar
horrible
affreux
effroyable
scheußlich
terrible
tremendo
horrível
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɹaɪtfəl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
frightful
Inherited from Old English
forhtfull
In summary

From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.

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