Frightful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈaɪtfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈaɪtfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈaɪtfəl/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈaɪtfəl/.

Examples

an atrocious automobile accident
a frightful crime of decapitation
an alarming, even horrifying, picture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

horrible tremendous ugly atrocious fearful horrifying terrible awful

Parts of Speech

adjective	provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill “an atrocious automobile accident”
adjective	extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact “in a frightful hurry”
adjective	extremely distressing “fearful slum conditions”

Word Forms

frightfulness	noun	the quality of being frightful
terribleness	noun	a quality of extreme unpleasantness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schrecklich

Entsetzen hervorrufen; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

🇫🇷French

affreux

provoquer l'horreur; ; ; ; -Winston Churchill

🇪🇸Spanish

espantoso

provocando horror; ; ; ; -Winston Churchill

🇮🇹Italian

spaventoso

provocare orrore; ; ; ; -Winston Churchill

🇳🇱Dutch

angstaanjagend

afschuw uitlokken; ; ; ; -Winston Churchill

🇵🇹Portuguese

assustador

provocando horror; ; ; ; -Winston Churchill

🇷🇺Russian

ужасный

вызывающий ужас; ; ; ; - Уинстон Черчилль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भयंकर

भयावहता भड़काने वाला; ; ; ; - विंस्टन चर्चिल

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর

উত্তেজক বিভীষিকা; ; ; ; - উইনস্টন চার্চিল

🇮🇳Tamil

பயமுறுத்தும்

திகிலைத் தூண்டும்; ; ; ; - வின்ஸ்டன் சர்ச்சில்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయంకరమైన

భయానకతను రేకెత్తించడం; ; ; ; - విన్స్టన్ చర్చిల్

🇮🇳Marathi

भयावह

भडकावणारा भयपट; ; ; ; - विन्स्टन चर्चिल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભયાનક

ભયાનક ભયાનક; ; ; ; - વિન્સ્ટન ચર્ચિલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಯಾನಕ

ಭಯಾನಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವುದು; ; ; ; - ವಿನ್ಸ್ಟನ್ ಚರ್ಚಿಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയാനകമായ

ഭീതി ജനിപ്പിക്കുന്ന; ; ; ; - വിൻസ്റ്റൺ ചർച്ചിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

ਭੜਕਾਊ ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ; ; ; ; - ਵਿੰਸਟਨ ਚਰਚਿਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوفناک

دہشت پھیلانے والا؛ ; ; ; - ونسٹن چرچل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可怕

引起恐怖； ; ; ; ——温斯顿·丘吉尔

🇯🇵Japanese

恐ろしい

恐怖を引き起こす。 ; ; ; - ウィンストン・チャーチル

🇰🇷Korean

무서운

공포를 불러일으키는; ; ; ; - 윈스턴 처칠

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khủng khiếp

kích động nỗi kinh hoàng; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

🇹🇭Thai

น่ากลัว

สยองขวัญที่เร้าใจ; ; ; ; - วินสตัน เชอร์ชิลล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerikan

memprovokasi kengerian; ; ; ; -Winston Churchill

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakatakot

nakakapukaw ng katakutan; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

🇲🇾Malay

menakutkan

menimbulkan seram; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخيف

إثارة الرعب؛ ; ; ; - ونستون تشرشل

🇮🇷Persian

ترسناک

ایجاد وحشت؛ ; ; ; - وینستون چرچیل

🇹🇷Turkish

korkunç

dehşet uyandıran; ; ; ; -Winston Churchill

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַפְחִיד

מעורר אימה; ; ; ; - ווינסטון צ'רצ'יל

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