English to French Meaning of frightful - affreux

Frightful :

affreux

adjective

impressionnant, terrifiant, horrible, effroyable, affreux, scandaleux, effrayant, sinistre, terrible, énorme, alarmant, craintif, du son, Profond, extrême, foncé

Frightful :: affreuxFrightfully :: affreusementFrightfulness :: horreur

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Definitions of frightful in English

Adjective(1) provoking horror(2) extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact(3) extremely distressing

Examples of frightful in English

(1) A frightful accident occurred at the Gatehead Mill, Delph, Saddleworth yesterday afternoon.(2) I have to say she was very pretty, but the lady gave me a frightful look of disgust, and then she spoke.(3) He gave us words of comfort and said what happened in Spain was a frightful thing.(4) I wouldn't quite say that, but dogs don't argue with you like people do, and they always make such a frightful fuss when they see you.(5) The frightful realities of life on the streets had had a devastating effect on John's health and despite his young age he suffered serious ill health.(6) Suddenly we became aware that through the incredible din a yet more frightful sound was coming.(7) How could such a terrible, frightful thing happen?(8) Returning from a picnic in Somerset, there was a frightful car accident.(9) I was inspecting our latest front-runner, and, like so many others, finding frightful blemishes.(10) Electromagnetic pollution, which has been described as a serious killer in the office, actually is not frightful at all, say experts.(11) Going by eyewitnesses' accounts of this mysterious person's frightful appearance, he is referred to as ├ö├ç├┐acid man├ö├ç├û.(12) These children are on their way to two weeks of summer camp, but for many parents in this heavily Hispanic neighborhood that is a frightful thought.(13) The blood was pounding in his brain like an engine's throbbing; there was a frightful pain in the top of his skull, and he could hardly control his hands.(14) My only fear is that it's so easy to laugh at politicians and their idiot supporters that you risk forgetting how evil and stupid they really are, allowing them to stumble their way into a frightful mess we all end up having to pay for.(15) She glared, gave out a frightful howl, and stomped off into the living room.(16) Such truths, terrible frightful truths, cannot be whitewashed.

(1) to frighten ::

effrayer

(2) frighten away ::

effaroucher

(3) frighten off ::

effrayer

Synonyms

Adjective

1. horrible ::

horrible

2. terrible ::

terrible

3. ugly ::

laid

4. fearful ::

craintif

Antonyms

1. light ::

lumière

2. moderate ::

modérer

3. soft ::

doux

Different Forms

frightful, frightfully, frightfulness

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