onheilspellend — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baleful adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening.
- dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- disastrous adj Causing great damage or harm; having the nature of a disaster.
- ominous adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening or foreboding.
- portentous adj Carrying great or worrying importance.
Senses
onheilspellend is used for these senses in English:
- baleful Portending evil; ominous.
- dire Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- disastrous Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
- portentous Of momentous or ominous significance.
baleful — full definition
- adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening.
- adj Sad and full of suffering.
- adj Causing death; deadly.
dire — full definition
- adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- adj (informal) Extremely bad in quality.
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