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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /oˈɾi.βle/
"La comida en ese restaurante era horrible."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Very bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality.
"We had awful weather throughout our entire vacation." - 2
Inspiring awe or reverential fear.
"They stood in silence before the awful majesty of the mountains."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from late Old English 'egeful', meaning 'full of fear' or 'reverential', combining 'ege' (fear) and '-full'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from inspiring awe or dread to denoting something extremely bad, unpleasant, or formidable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Awful" is said worldwide
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affreux
Transliteration: /a.fʁø/
"Le temps était affreux hier."
schrecklich
Transliteration: /ˈʃʁɛklɪç/
"Wir hatten schreckliches Wetter."
terribile
Transliteration: /terˈri.bi.le/
"Ho fatto un sogno terribile."
horrible
Transliteration: /oˈɾi.βle/
"La comida en ese restaurante era horrible."
horrível
Transliteration: /oˈʁi.vew/
"Tivemos um dia horrível no trabalho."
भयानक
Transliteration: bhayanak
"कल मौसम बहुत भयानक था।"
可怕的
Transliteration: kěpà de
"昨天的天气真糟糕。"
끔찍한
Transliteration: kkeumjjik-han
"우리는 끔찍한 날씨를 겪었다."
ひどい
Transliteration: hidoi
"昨日はひどい天気でした。"
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