dreadfulness
adjectiveHow many syllables in dreadfulness?
There are 3 syllables in the word dreadfulness.How to pronounce dreadfulness:
Definition of dreadfulness:
- dreadfulness (adjective):
- inspiring dread (see dread entry 2 sense 1a) causing great and oppressive fear
Synonyms for dreadfulness:
agony
anguish
atrociousness
atrocity
awfulness
badness
baseness
disagreeableness
evil
evilness
fearfulness
foulness
frightfulness
ghastliness
grimness
grisliness
gruesomeness
heinousness
hellishness
hideousness
horridness
horror
loathsomeness
misery
monstrosity
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