dreadfulness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a quality of extreme unpleasantness

Etymology

From Middle English dredfulnesse, dredefulnesse, equivalent to dreadful + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

awfulness, horridness, terribleness

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