English to French Meaning of abysmal - épouvantable

Abysmal :

épouvantable

adjective

sans fond, insondable, épouvantable, impressionnant, terrifiant, horrible, effroyable, scandaleux, effrayant, sinistre, terrible, énorme

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Definitions of abysmal in English

Adjective(1) very great; limitless(2) resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

Examples of abysmal in English

(1) He yawned widely; from the depths of the abysmal abyss stretching beyond his throat emerged his tongue.(2) The research will be carried out in Glasgow, where the handing out of statins is most likely to happen, because of the city's abysmal heart attack record.(3) He wore a deep green robe and had the same black abysmal eyes as Mrs. Flockhart.(4) But many schools serving the poor are of such abysmal quality that many children drop out of school in frustration.(5) My summing up of her abysmal and shameful performance is written below.(6) Sadly, it was an abysmal offer, some Ôö¼├║25,000 below the asking price!(7) There was no denying Ballylinan's superiority as they completely overshadowed an abysmal Rock performance.(8) Yet, even though official statistics reveal this abysmal state of affairs, what is the Government's response?(9) I don't know, but I am sure that anonymity plays its part when these abysmal and frighteningly stupid people decide to view this stuff.(10) And he's so far not lived up to any single commitment that he's made, which is a pretty abysmal record.(11) Happily, their plugs are configured differently or I would have fried my laptop in my abysmal ignorance.(12) I've often wondered how they could get away with some of the cooking programmes that are on TV, considering how abysmal the hygiene shown is.(13) The down side is excess weight, poor performance and abysmal gas mileage.(14) Will computers close the final gap, and find in their own depths, abysmal or otherwise, an instinctual feel for the wrong move at the right time?(15) And one reason it's not been achieved is the abysmal lack of planning for an aftermath which was violent.(16) Certainly the abysmal suffering and despair in many poor countries should cause us sickening guilt.

Related Phrases of abysmal

(1) abysmal sea ::

mer abyssale

Related Phrases of abysmal

(1) abysmal sea ::

mer abyssale

Synonyms

Adjective

1. very bad ::

très mauvais

2. dreadful ::

horrible

3. awful ::

terrible

4. terrible ::

terrible

5. frightful ::

affreux

6. atrocious ::

atroce

7. disgraceful ::

honteux

8. deplorable ::

déplorable

9. shameful ::

honteux

10. hopeless ::

désespéré

11. lamentable ::

lamentable

12. rotten ::

pourri

13. appalling ::

épouvantable

14. crummy ::

sale

15. pathetic ::

pathétique

16. pitiful ::

pitoyable

17. woeful ::

triste

18. useless ::

inutile

19. lousy ::

pouilleux

20. dire ::

terrible

21. the pits ::

les fosses

Antonyms

1. shallow ::

peu profond

2. shoal ::

haut-fond

3. skin-deep ::

superficiel

4. superficial ::

superficiel

5. surface ::

surface

Different Forms

abysmal, abysmally

Word Example from TV Shows

I see. Did her ABYSMAL housekeeping skills finally trump her perkiness?

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 3

Examples of abysmal from TV Shows

I see. Did her ABYSMAL housekeeping skills finally trump her perkiness?

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 3

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