"awful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔːfʊl/ [UK], /ˈɔːfəl/ [UK], /ˈɔfəl/ [General-American], /ˈɑfəl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-awful.ogg [US] Forms: awfuller [comparative], more awful [comparative], awfullest [superlative], most awful [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːfʊl Etymology: From Middle English agheful, awfull, auful, aȝefull, equivalent to awe + -ful. Compare Old English eġeful, eġefull (“terrifying; awful”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂egʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|agheful}} Middle English agheful, {{m|enm|awfull}} awfull, {{m|enm|auful}} auful, {{m|enm|aȝefull}} aȝefull, {{suffix|en|awe|ful|pos=adjective}} awe + -ful, {{cog|ang|eġeful}} Old English eġeful, {{m|ang|eġefull|t=terrifying; awful}} eġefull (“terrifying; awful”) Head templates: {{en-adj|awfuller|more}} awful (comparative awfuller or more awful, superlative awfullest or most awful)
  1. Very bad. Translations (very bad): فَظِيع (faẓīʕ) (Arabic), أَرْبَد (ʔarbad) (Arabic), ահավոր (ahavor) (Armenian), ужасен (užasen) (Bulgarian), отвратителен (otvratitelen) (Bulgarian), horrorós (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (huài) (Chinese Mandarin), 糟糕 (zāogāo) (Chinese Mandarin), děsný (Czech), strašný (Czech), kauhea (Finnish), hirveä (Finnish), kamala (Finnish), karmea (Finnish), kaamea (Finnish), affreux (French), horrible (French), immonde (French), épouvantable (French), απαίσιος (apaísios) (Greek), φρικτός (friktós) (Greek), נורא (norá) [masculine] (Hebrew), נוראי (noraí) [masculine] (Hebrew), איום (ayóm) [masculine] (Hebrew), pessimo (Italian), terribile (Italian), orribile (Italian), dīrus (Latin), teruk (Malay), okropny (Polish), straszliwy (Polish), ohydny (Polish), horrível (Portuguese), terrível (Portuguese), péssimo (Portuguese), ужа́сный (užásnyj) (Russian), horrible (Spanish), terrible (Spanish), hemsk (Swedish), ohygglig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adj-I~T828Mt Disambiguation of 'very bad': 91 5 2 0 0 0
  2. Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively. Translations (exceedingly great): mahtava (Finnish), τρομερός (tromerós) (Greek), φοβερός (foverós) (Greek), impressionante (Italian)
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adj-zEfSrx02 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 16 7 4 14 27 1 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 14 7 6 11 29 1 32 Disambiguation of 'exceedingly great': 10 75 3 1 4 7
  3. (dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible. Tags: dated Translations (causing fear; appalling; terrible): ահավոր (ahavor) (Armenian), ահարկու (aharku) (Armenian), ահեղ (aheġ) (Armenian), սարսափելի (sarsapʻeli) (Armenian), жахлі́вы (žaxlívy) (Belarusian), страшен (strašen) (Bulgarian), ужасен (užasen) (Bulgarian), horrorós (Catalan), 厲害 (Chinese Mandarin), 厉害 (lìhài) (Chinese Mandarin), 可怕 (kěpà) (Chinese Mandarin), verschrikkelijk (Dutch), vreselijk (Dutch), afgrijselijk (Dutch), aĉa (Esperanto), kauhea (Finnish), hirveä (Finnish), kamala (Finnish), karmea (Finnish), kaamea (Finnish), hirvittävä (Finnish), kauhistuttava (Finnish), terrible (French), épouvantable (French), horrible (French), schrecklich (German), furchtbar (German), απαίσιος (apaísios) (Greek), איום (ayóm) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), szörnyű (Hungarian), rémes (Hungarian), borzalmas (Hungarian), borzasztó (Hungarian), rettenetes (Hungarian), uafásach (Irish), orribile (Italian), 怖い (Japanese), ឃោរ (kʰoo) (Khmer), ភយង្ករ (pʰea’yʊəŋkɑɑ) (Khmer), dīrus (Latin), baisus (Lithuanian), hóyééʼ (Navajo), grusom (Norwegian), forferdelig (Norwegian), horrível (Portuguese), terrível (Portuguese), medonho (Portuguese), apavorante (Portuguese), temível (Portuguese), oribil (Romanian), teribil (Romanian), atroce (Romanian), îngrozitor (Romanian), ужа́сный (užásnyj) (Russian), устраша́ющий (ustrašájuščij) (Russian), ужаса́ющий (užasájuščij) (Russian), sgriosail (Scottish Gaelic), horrible (Spanish), terrible (Spanish), atroz (Spanish), espantoso (Spanish), hemsk (Swedish), fasansfull (Swedish), fruktansvärd (Swedish), berbat (Turkish), khủng khiếp (Vietnamese), ofnadwy (Welsh), uthr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adj-vk2MIlqN Disambiguation of 'causing fear; appalling; terrible': 4 4 61 4 4 24
  4. (now rare) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive. Tags: archaic Translations (inspiring awe): внушаващ страх (vnušavašt strah) (Bulgarian), horrorós (Catalan), 令人驚嘆的 (Chinese Mandarin), 令人惊叹的 (lìng rén jīngtàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), hämmästyttävä (Finnish), τρομερός (tromerós) (Greek), temível (Portuguese), înfiorător (Romanian), impresionant (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adj-DlpkdY5I Disambiguation of 'inspiring awe': 0 1 3 74 16 6
  5. (now rare) Struck or filled with awe or reverence. Tags: archaic Translations (struck or filled with awe): hämmästynyt (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adj-3tjXDPoD Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 16 7 4 14 27 1 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 14 7 6 11 29 1 32 Disambiguation of 'struck or filled with awe': 0 5 4 23 54 14
  6. (obsolete) Terror-stricken. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Fear
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adj-ofnvG0J7 Disambiguation of Fear: 0 4 24 4 7 54 0 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 13 11 4 12 34 0 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 16 7 4 14 27 1 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 14 7 6 11 29 1 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: awfull [archaic], aweful [obsolete], awefull [obsolete] Derived forms: awfulization, awfulize, awfully, awfulness, god-awful, goshawful, gosh-awful, overawful, shitawful, something awful

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɔːfʊl/ [UK], /ˈɔːfəl/ [UK], /ˈɔfəl/ [General-American], /ˈɑfəl/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-awful.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɔːfʊl Etymology: From Middle English agheful, awfull, auful, aȝefull, equivalent to awe + -ful. Compare Old English eġeful, eġefull (“terrifying; awful”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂egʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|agheful}} Middle English agheful, {{m|enm|awfull}} awfull, {{m|enm|auful}} auful, {{m|enm|aȝefull}} aȝefull, {{suffix|en|awe|ful|pos=adjective}} awe + -ful, {{cog|ang|eġeful}} Old English eġeful, {{m|ang|eġefull|t=terrifying; awful}} eġefull (“terrifying; awful”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} awful (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Awfully; dreadfully; terribly. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adv-b1PfOnN9
  2. (colloquial, US, Canada) Very, extremely. Tags: Canada, US, colloquial, not-comparable Translations (colloquial: very, extremely): ужасно (užasno) (alt: разг.) (Bulgarian), (hěn) (Chinese Mandarin), 非常 (fēicháng) (Chinese Mandarin), verschrikkelijk (Dutch), vreselijk (Dutch), ontzettend (Dutch), onmeunig [dialectal] (Dutch), kauhea (Finnish), hirveä (Finnish), φοβερά (foverá) (Greek), נוֹרָא (norá) (Hebrew), tremendamente (Italian), spaventosamente (Italian), terribilmente (Italian), ужа́сно (užásno) (Russian), стра́шно (strášno) (Russian), väldigt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-awful-en-adv-pdagCz1j Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English adverbs suffixed with -ful, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 4 12 9 8 12 22 0 33 Disambiguation of English adverbs suffixed with -ful: 3 11 8 5 8 16 5 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 16 7 4 14 27 1 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 14 7 6 11 29 1 32 Disambiguation of 'colloquial: very, extremely': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: awfull [archaic], aweful [obsolete], awefull [obsolete] Related terms: awfully

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "I have learnt an awful amount today."
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          "ref": "2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2 AI Core Room",
          "text": "Shepard: You seem to know an awful lot about me.\nGeth: Extranet data sources. Insecure broadcasts. All organic data sent out is received. We watch you.",
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          "roman": "tromerós",
          "sense": "exceedingly great",
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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          "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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          "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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          "_dis1": "4 4 61 4 4 24",
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          "word": "aĉa"
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          "_dis1": "4 4 61 4 4 24",
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          "_dis1": "4 4 61 4 4 24",
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 4 61 4 4 24",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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        {
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          "word": "apavorante"
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        {
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          "word": "horrible"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "épouvantable"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apaísios",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "απαίσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "friktós",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "φρικτός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "norá",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "נורא"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "noraí",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "נוראי"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ayóm",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "איום"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "pessimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "terribile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "orribile"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "dīrus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "teruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "okropny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "straszliwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "ohydny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "horrível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "terrível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "péssimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užásnyj",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "ужа́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "horrible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "terrible"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "hemsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "very bad",
      "word": "ohygglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "非常 (fēicháng) (no equivalent exists; lit. \"extremely\")",
      "sense": "exceedingly great"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exceedingly great",
      "word": "mahtava"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tromerós",
      "sense": "exceedingly great",
      "word": "τρομερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "foverós",
      "sense": "exceedingly great",
      "word": "φοβερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "exceedingly great",
      "word": "impressionante"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ahavor",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ահավոր"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aharku",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ահարկու"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aheġ",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ահեղ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sarsapʻeli",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "սարսափելի"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "žaxlívy",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "жахлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "strašen",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "страшен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "užasen",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ужасен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "horrorós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "厲害"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lìhài",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "厉害"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kěpà",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "可怕"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "verschrikkelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "vreselijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "afgrijselijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "aĉa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "kauhea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "hirveä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "kamala"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "karmea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "kaamea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "hirvittävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "kauhistuttava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "terrible"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "épouvantable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "horrible"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "schrecklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "furchtbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apaísios",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "απαίσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ayóm",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "איום"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "szörnyű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "rémes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "borzalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "borzasztó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "rettenetes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "uafásach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "orribile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "怖い"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kʰoo",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ឃោរ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "pʰea’yʊəŋkɑɑ",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ភយង្ករ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "dīrus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "baisus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "hóyééʼ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "grusom"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "forferdelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "horrível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "terrível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "medonho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "apavorante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "temível"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "oribil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "teribil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "atroce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "îngrozitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užásnyj",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ужа́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustrašájuščij",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "устраша́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užasájuščij",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ужаса́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "sgriosail"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "horrible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "terrible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "atroz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "espantoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "hemsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "fasansfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "fruktansvärd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "berbat"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "khủng khiếp"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "ofnadwy"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
      "word": "uthr"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vnušavašt strah",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "внушаващ страх"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "horrorós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "令人驚嘆的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lìng rén jīngtàn de",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "令人惊叹的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "hämmästyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tromerós",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "τρομερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "temível"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "înfiorător"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "inspiring awe",
      "word": "impresionant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "struck or filled with awe",
      "word": "hämmästynyt"
    }
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}

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          "text": "That's an awful big house."
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        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "awfull"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "aweful"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "awefull"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "alt": "разг.",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "užasno",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "ужасно"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hěn",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "很"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēicháng",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "非常"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "verschrikkelijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "vreselijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "ontzettend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "onmeunig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "kauhea"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "hirveä"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "foverá",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "φοβερά"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "norá",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "נוֹרָא"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "tremendamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "spaventosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "terribilmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užásno",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "ужа́сно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "strášno",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "стра́шно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
      "word": "väldigt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "awful"
}
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  "msg": "possible sense number in translation item: German: __IGNORE__ (1), __IGNORE__ (1), __IGNORE__ (2), __IGNORE__ (6), __IGNORE__ (6)",
  "path": [
    "awful"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "awful",
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}

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