Frightful Meaning in English

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التعريف

Very scary, shocking, or unpleasant. Used to describe something that causes fear or is extremely bad.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

More formal or old-fashioned; often found in literature or dramatic speech. Common collocations: 'frightful mess', 'frightful weather', 'frightful noise.' Can soften very strong negative judgments—'frightful' is less intense than 'terrifying'.

• Spanish: espantoso - aterrador - horrible
• Portuguese (BR): assustador - horrível
• Portuguese (PT): assustador - horrível
• Chinese (Simplified): 可怕的 - 恐怖的
• Chinese (Traditional): 可怕的 - 恐怖的
• Hindi: डरावना - भयावह
• Arabic: مروع - مخيف
• Bengali: ভয়ংকর - ভয়াবহ - ভীতিকর
• Russian: ужасающий - страшный - ужасный
• Japanese: 恐ろしい - ひどい
• Vietnamese: kinh khủng - đáng sợ - tệ hại
• Korean: 무서운 - 끔찍한 - 두려운
• Turkish: korkunç - dehşet verici - feci
• Urdu: خوفناک - ہولناک
• Indonesian: mengerikan - menyeramkan - sangat buruk

جمل نموذجية

The haunted house looked frightful in the dark.

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We had a frightful storm last night.

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He made a frightful mistake on the test.

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That was a frightful movie—I couldn't even finish it.

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Sorry about the frightful mess in the kitchen—I've been baking all morning.

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Her singing was frightful, but at least she had fun.

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