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dreadful meaning in Tamil

பயங்கரமான

/ˈdɹɛd.fl̩/

dreadful in Tamil: பயங்கரமான, உக்கிரமான, திகிலுண்டாக்குகின்ற, தெகப்பான. In English, dreadful means genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.

Tamil words for dreadful

பயங்கரமான, உக்கிரமான, திகிலுண்டாக்குகின்ற, தெகப்பான

English meaning of dreadful

  1. adjective Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
  2. adjective Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).
  3. adjective Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.
  4. adjective Scared, afraid, frightened.

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Questions about dreadful in Tamil

What is the meaning of dreadful in Tamil?
Dreadful in Tamil is பயங்கரமான, உக்கிரமான, திகிலுண்டாக்குகின்ற, தெகப்பான.
dreadful என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Dreadful: பயங்கரமான, உக்கிரமான, திகிலுண்டாக்குகின்ற, தெகப்பான.
What does dreadful mean in English?
Dreadful means genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: dreadful (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dreadful (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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