awful - Meaning in Sanskrit

awful - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of awful in English

awful adjective

1. causing fear or dread or terror

   Synonyms

   terrible

   Examples

   • "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"
   • "a dreadful storm"
   • "a fearful howling"
   • "a terrible curse"
   • "an awful risk"
   • "dire news"
   • "horrendous explosions shook the city"
   • "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
   • "the awful war"
   • "the dread presence of the headmaster"
2. exceptionally bad or displeasing

   Synonyms

   terrible

   Examples

   • "a painful performance"
   • "abominable workmanship"
   • "an awful voice"
   • "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
   • "atrocious taste"
   • "dreadful manners"
   • "terrible handwriting"
3. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

   Examples

   • "New York is an amazing city"
   • "the awesome complexity of the universe"
   • "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"
   • "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"
   • "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
4. offensive or even (of persons) malicious

   Examples

   • "a nasty accident"
   • "a nasty shock"
   • "a nasty smell"
   • "a nasty trick to pull"
   • "in a nasty mood"
   • "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"
5. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

   Synonyms

   terrible, tremendous

   Examples

   • "in a frightful hurry"
   • "spent a frightful amount of money"
6. inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

   Examples

   • "awed by the silence"
   • "awful worshippers with bowed heads"

awful abverb

1. used as intensifiers

   Synonyms

   terribly

   Examples

   • "I'm awful sorry"
   • "terribly interesting"

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