sinistre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baleful adj Portending evil; ominous.
- dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- eerie adj Strange and unsettling in a way that suggests something mysterious or supernatural.
- grim adj Bleak, gloomy, or discouraging.
- ominous adj Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening or foreboding.
- scary adjective Causing fear or unease.
- sinister adj Suggesting evil intent or hidden danger.
Senses
sinistre is used for these senses in English:
- baleful Portending evil; ominous.
- dire Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
- eerie Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
- grim Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- grim Ghastly or sinister.
- ominous Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
- scary (informal) To a scary extent; scarily.
baleful — full definition
- adj Portending evil; ominous.
- adj Miserable, wretched, distressed, suffering.
- adj Deadly, mortal.
dire — full definition
- adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
- adj (informal) Extremely bad in quality.