awfulness

aw·ful

 (ô′fəl)

adj.

1. Extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible: had an awful day at the office.

2. Commanding awe: "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath" (Herman Melville).

3. Filled with awe, especially:

a. Filled with or displaying great reverence.

b. Obsolete Afraid.

4. Formidable in nature or extent: an awful burden; an awful risk.

adv. Informal

Extremely; very: was awful sick.

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[Middle English aweful, awe-inspiring, blend of awe, awe; see awe, and *ayfull, awful (from Old English egefull : ege, dread + -full, -ful).]

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aw′ful·ly adv.

aw′ful·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

awfulness - a quality of extreme unpleasantness dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness unpleasantness - the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather" frightfulness - the quality of being frightful

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Translations

فَظاعَه

hrůzaohavnost

forfærdelighed

Schrecklichkeit

borzalmasság

hræîilegheit

reddsomhet

dehşetkorkunçluk

不高兴威严

awfulness

[ˈɔːfʊlnɪs] N

1. (= dreadfulness) → lo terrible
the awfulness of the situation kept coming back to him → lo terrible de la situación se le venía insistentemente a la cabeza
he had to serve 18 years because of the awfulness of his crimes → sus crímenes fueron tan horrorosos que tuvo que servir una condena de 18 años

2. (= poor quality) it gets mentioned, if only for its awfulness → se habla de eso, aunque sólo sea por lo malo que es

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awfulness

n (of situation) → Schrecklichkeit f, → Furchtbarkeit f; (of person) → abscheuliche Art, Abscheulichkeit f; we were shocked by the awfulness of it all → wir waren von der Schrecklichkeit or Furchtbarkeit des Ganzen überwältigt

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awful

(ˈoːful) adjective

1. very great. an awful rush. verskriklik هائِل، عَظيم страшен terrível hrozný, nesmírný riesig forfærdelig φοβερός, τεράστιοςenorme, imponente; terrible, tremendo kohutav خیلی؛ بسیار suuri terribleמאוד बहुत ज्यादा strašan borzasztó hebat ofboðslegur; hræðilegur terribile すさまじい 대단한 baisus šausmīgs dahsyat vreselijkforferdeligstraszny ډیر ، زیات terrível grozav огромный nesmierny velikanski ogroman väldig, förfärlig ดีมาก çok büyük 非常的 надзвичайний بہت ،نہایت kinh khủng 非常的

2. very bad. This book is awful; an awful experience. vreeslik مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب ужасен horrível strašný, hrozný furchtbar forfærdelig; frygtelig απαίσιος, πολύ δυσάρεστος horrible, horroroso hirmus بسیار بد؛ افتضاح kauhea épouvantableנורא भद्दा grozan rettenetes buruk sekali hræðilegur orribile ひどい 몹시 나쁜 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs teruk vreselijkforferdeligstraszny, okropny ډیر بد horrível oribil ужасный hrozný grozen užasan hemsk, förfärlig แย่มาก berbat, çok kötü 極壞的 жахливий بری ، ناپسندیدہ khủng khiếp 极坏的

3. severe. an awful headache. erge فَظيع، سَيء جِداً отвартителен forte prudký furchtbar forfærdelig; frygtelig φοβερός, πολύ έντονος, σοβαρόςterrible kohutav شدید voimakas terribleחמור अत्यधिक jak szörnyű parah ógurlegur, hræðilegur terribile, tremendo ひどい 매우 심한 baisus briesmīgs; ārkārtīgs teruk vreselijkforferdelig, grusomstraszny شدید forte îngrozitor ужасный prudký strašen žestok fruktansvärd, ryslig แย่มาก şiddetli, müthiş 嚴重的 страшенний شدید ، انتہائی khủng khiếp 严重的

ˈawfully adverb

very. awfully silly. baie جِداً много muito strašně, hrozně furchtbar forfærdeligt; frygteligt υπερβολικά, εξαιρετικάmuy, en gran medida kohutavalt خیلی hirveän terriblementמאוד बहुत ज्यादा jako borzasztóan sangat hræðilega, ofboðslega terribilmente ひどく 대단히 baisiai šausmīgi; briesmīgi sangat dahsyat vreselijkforferdeligstrasznie ډیر muito teribil (de) краине, очень strašne strašno užasno väldigt, förfärligt อย่างเลวร้าย çok, son derece 非常 надзвичайно, страшенно بری طرح vô cùng 很，非常

ˈawfulness noun

verskriklikheid فَظاعَه отвращение horror hrůza, ohavnost die Schrecklichkeit forfærdelighed απέχθεια, έντονη δυσαρέσκεια horror, terror kohutavus بهت انگیزی؛ وحشتناکی kauheus caractère terrible זוועה बहुत ज्यादा groza borzalmasság; fenségesség sifat jelek hræðilegheit terribilità 恐ろしさ 지독함 baisumas, siaubas šausmīgums; briesmīgums kedahsyatan vreselijkheid det å være forferdelig, reddsomhetokropność هیبتناکی، وحشتناک horror grozăvie ужас ohavnosť grozovitost užas ohygglighet ความเลวร้าย korkunçluk, dehşet 極差 надзвичайність رعب ، جلال sự khủng khiếp 威严，不高兴

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