"abysmal" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈbɪz.məl/, [əˈbɪz.ml̩] Audio: en-us-abysmal.ogg Forms: more abysmal [comparative], most abysmal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪzməl Etymology: From abysm + -al. Compare abyssal. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-}}, {{suffix|en|abysm|al}} abysm + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} abysmal (comparative more abysmal, superlative most abysmal)
  1. (now rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. Tags: archaic Synonyms: unending, profound, fathomless, immeasurable Translations (pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound): бездънен (bezdǎnen) (Bulgarian), abisma (Esperanto), pohjaton (Finnish), äärimmäinen (Finnish), surkea (Finnish), toivoton (Finnish), kelvoton (Finnish), abyssal [masculine] (French), abgründig (German), abgrundtief (German), αβυσσαλέος (avyssaléos) [masculine] (Greek), απύθμενος (apýthmenos) [masculine] (Greek), απειροβαθής (apeirovathís) [masculine] (Greek), άπατος (ápatos) [masculine] (Greek), feneketlen (Hungarian), mélységes (Hungarian), abissale (Italian), مغاکمانند (maġâk-mânand) (Persian), ژرفناک (žarf-nâk) (Persian), abismal (Portuguese), бездо́нный (bezdónnyj) (Russian), abismal (Spanish), insondable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-abysmal-en-adj-oBHslvOP Disambiguation of 'pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound': 99 1
  2. (figurative) Extremely bad; terrible. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: dreadful, atrocious, awful, appalling Translations (extremely bad): 无可救药 (wúkějiùyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 烂透 (làntòu) (Chinese Mandarin), malbonega (Esperanto), hirvittävä (Finnish), kammottava (Finnish), kauhea (Finnish), épouvantable [feminine, masculine] (French), terrible [feminine, masculine] (French), exécrable [feminine, masculine] (French), erbärmlich (German), jämmerlich (German), unterirdisch (German), unter aller Sau (German), ανεκδιήγητος (anekdiígitos) [masculine] (Greek), απερίγραπτος (aperígraptos) [masculine] (Greek), gyalázatos (Hungarian), borzalmas (Hungarian), rettenetes (Hungarian), szánalmas (Hungarian), siralmas (Hungarian), nyomorúságos (Hungarian), csúfos (Hungarian), lehangoló (Hungarian), lesújtó (Hungarian), iszonyú (Hungarian), szörnyű (Hungarian), pocsék (Hungarian), kritikán aluli (Hungarian), rémes (Hungarian), disastroso (Italian), pessimo (Italian), وحشتناک (vahšat-nâk) (Persian), افتضاح (eftezâh) (Persian), beznadziejny (Polish), abismal (Portuguese), отврати́тельный (otvratítelʹnyj) (Russian), у̏жа̄сан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ȕžāsan [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), atroz (Spanish), desastroso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-abysmal-en-adj-iUALH3BL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'extremely bad': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abysmally Related terms: abyssal
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      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "word": "surkea"
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      "word": "kelvoton"
    },
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      ],
      "word": "abyssal"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "word": "abgründig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "word": "abgrundtief"
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      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "ápatos",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "word": "feneketlen"
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      "word": "mélységes"
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      "word": "abissale"
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      "lang_code": "pt",
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      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "word": "бездо́нный"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "word": "abismal"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "pertaining to, or resembling an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound",
      "word": "insondable"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "wúkějiùyào",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "无可救药"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "roman": "làntòu",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "烂透"
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      "word": "malbonega"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "hirvittävä"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "kammottava"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "kauhea"
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "terrible"
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      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "exécrable"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "erbärmlich"
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      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "jämmerlich"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "unterirdisch"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "unter aller Sau"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "anekdiígitos",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "nyomorúságos"
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      "word": "csúfos"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "lehangoló"
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      "word": "lesújtó"
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      "word": "iszonyú"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "pocsék"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "kritikán aluli"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "rémes"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "disastroso"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
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      "word": "pessimo"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "roman": "vahšat-nâk",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "وحشتناک"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "eftezâh",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "افتضاح"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "beznadziejny"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "abismal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "otvratítelʹnyj",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "отврати́тельный"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "у̏жа̄сан"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ȕžāsan"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "atroz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "extremely bad",
      "word": "desastroso"
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}

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  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "abysmal",
  "trace": ""
}

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