Dreadful and Hateful

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Dreadful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: a dreadful performance of a beautiful piece of music

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Hateful and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hateful" instead an adjective "Dreadful".

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Hateful adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

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Dreadful and hateful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Hateful".

Nearby Words: hate, hated, hatefully, hater

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