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The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.
George Washington

Meaning of "frightful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRIGHTFUL

frightful  [ˈfraɪtfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRIGHTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frightful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FRIGHTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of frightful in the English dictionary

The definition of frightful in the dictionary is very alarming, distressing, or horrifying. Other definition of frightful is unpleasant, annoying, or extreme.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRIGHTFUL


affrightful
əˈfraɪtfʊl
basketful
ˈbɑːskɪtfʊl
delightful
dɪˈlaɪtfʊl
despiteful
dɪˈspaɪtfʊl
fateful
ˈfeɪtfʊl
foresightful
ˈfɔːˌsaɪtfʊl
grateful
ˈɡreɪtfʊl
hateful
ˈheɪtfʊl
insightful
ˈɪnsaɪtfʊl
lightful
ˈlaɪtfʊl
plateful
ˈpleɪtfʊl
plightful
ˈplaɪtfʊl
requiteful
rɪˈkwaɪtfʊl
rightful
ˈraɪtfʊl
spiteful
ˈspaɪtfʊl
sprightful
ˈspraɪtfʊl
spriteful
ˈspraɪtfʊl
undelightful
ˌʌndɪˈlaɪtfʊl
ungrateful
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl
unrightful
ʌnˈraɪtfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRIGHTFUL

frigger
frigging
fright
fright wig
frighten
frightened
frightener
frighteners
frightening
frighteningly
frightfully
frightfulness
frightsome
frigid
Frigid Zone
frigidarium
frigidity
frigidly
frigidness
frigmarole

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRIGHTFUL

artful
deceitful
disrespectful
doubtful
eventful
fistful
forethoughtful
forgetful
fruitful
hurtful
impactful
lustful
poutful
respectful
restful
thoughtful
uneventful
unfruitful
unthoughtful
wistful

Synonyms and antonyms of frightful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRIGHTFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «frightful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of frightful

Translation of «frightful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRIGHTFUL

Find out the translation of frightful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frightful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frightful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可怕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espantosa
570 millions of speakers

English

frightful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भयंकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخيفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страшно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assustadora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affreux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menakutkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schrecklich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐ろしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무서운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Medeni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghê sợ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயங்கரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयावह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkunç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spaventevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

straszny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страшно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înspăimântător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

frightful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verskriklik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hiskeligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrekkelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frightful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIGHTFUL»

The term «frightful» is regularly used and occupies the 61.385 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIGHTFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «frightful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «frightful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frightful

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10 QUOTES WITH «FRIGHTFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frightful.
1
Albert Camus
There is in me an anarchy and frightful disorder. Creating makes me die a thousand deaths, because it means making order, and my entire being rebels against order. But without it I would die, scattered to the winds.
2
George Crabbe
A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.
3
Henry Ford
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
4
Anatole France
The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything.
5
Fanny Kemble
I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.
6
Shirley Manson
A lot of celebrities just want money, fame, power, fancy cars, houses all over the world and have people bow down to them. To me, that's frightful behaviour.
7
Jacob Ruppert
Captain Huston and myself have spent over $200,000 in strengthening the Yankees since we purchased the club. We paid $37,500 for Frank Baker; we paid $25,000 for Lee Magee, and we have got rid of a young fortune on other players who couldn't deliver the goods. And we have had some of the most frightful luck I ever heard of.
8
Francoise Sagan
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.
9
Queen Victoria
An ugly baby is a very nasty object - and the prettiest is frightful.
10
George Washington
The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism. But this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIGHTFUL»

Discover the use of frightful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frightful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frightful's Mountain
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several ...
‎2001
2
Frightful Fairytales
Each skillfully crafted tale is adorned with the Dame'¬?s elaborate trademark illustrations, drawn in Victorian fashion, making this collection seem authentically from another-more poisonous-era.
‎2002
3
A Frightful Move
A Frightful Move is a story about a young newlywed couple that move into a house like no other in town.
Chris Varga, 2008
4
The Frightful Stage: Political Censorship of the Theater in ...
This volume provides the first comprehensive examination of nineteenth-century political theater censorship at a time, in the aftermath of the French Revolution, when the European population was becoming increasingly politically active.
Robert Justin Goldstein, 2013
5
The Frightful First Day for Tammy
Like many children her age, Tammy is very scared about her first day of school. As the time before the bell rings grows nearer, Tammy gets more frightened. Is Tammy being a drama queen or does she really have a reason to be frightful?
Kira J. Gill, 2008
6
Frightful October: Tales of Halloween Horror
"Frightful October" takes you across shadowed cornfields and along the twilight streets of suburban neighborhoods, beneath dark forests and through haunted houses, in this short story collection centered around Halloween and the darker ...
Paul Melniczek, 2002
7
Frightful First World War
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the FRIGHTFUL FIRST WORLD WAR, including what the 'Fat King' did with food scraps and dead horses, how sniffing your own pee could save your life in a gas attack and why a pair of old socks gave ...
Terry Deary, 2013
8
Frightful Family Tales: Four Stories, One Family
(Four stories, one family) The Mortician's son: A handyman recalls the first time he met the mortician's son and the horrifying secrets the boy tells him about his fathers practices.
Donna Leach, 2009
9
Frightful Stages: From the Primitive to the Therapeutic
The experience of awe has rarely been considered by psychologists, but this extraordinary book makes up for that neglect. Frightful Stages explores all the shades of that strange emotion from reverence to terror.
Robert B. Marchesani, E. Mark Stern, 2001
10
Frightful's Daughter
Follows Oksi, daughter of Frightful, the peregrine falcon, as she journeys from hatchling to adulthood in the Catskill Mountains.
‎2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIGHTFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frightful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kids Corner: Forming figurines, friends and a frightful mess
When my very good and extremely creative friend Susanne asked if we'd like to come along with her to have fun with a weird, sticky, floppy, ... «The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english, Jul 15»
2
Roman manhandles Martinez in El Paso
There were no knockdowns, but Ramirez was taking a frightful beating at the time of the stoppage. email. July 12th, 2015. For all the latest boxing news, click ... «Fight News, Jul 15»
3
Notable MLB players that could be traded
Napoli's .194 batting average is frightful, but he's a righthanded hitter with 10 homers. Also has a .793 OPS against lefties and is due $7.6 ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
4
Summer camp: What's not to love?, by Bill Starr
... every one compact mini-dramas complete with camp villains, frightful thunderstorms and searing accounts of changing transmission fluids. «The Keene Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Biblical Inspirations
Also, it is true that we can draw him when our “sin cries out” to the heavens in a frightful way. Just how favorable are we looking to God as a ... «Williamson Daily News, Jul 15»
6
BP's Dividend Looks Really, Really Tempting: What's the Risk?
... months -- the ratio of total dividends paid over net income normalized for one-time items such as asset writedowns -- is a rather frightful 125% ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
7
Cuba's Debut in Gold Cup Stained With Irregularities
The game features Mexico coming off that frightful Copa America showing. México vs Cuba en vivo. SHARE Share on Facebook 0 Tweet about ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
8
Melinda Houston's TV picks for Wednesday July 15
The official Tour de France website describes the ascent to Plateau de Beille as "frightful", which kind of makes you feel a bit like you're having ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
Britons who rose to meet challenge of frightful peak
It was an epic tale of intrepid Englishmen experiencing triumph and tragedy on a seemingly unconquerable peak that was seared on to the ... «The Times, Jul 15»
10
'Goosebumps' release date news: Gets reboot with Jack Black set to …
... realizing that Stine's books are like storage cells for supernatural monsters and that by opening them it will unleash these frightful creatures to ... «MNR Daily, Jul 15»

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