entsetzlich — meaning in English

English meaning

• appalling adj Shockingly bad or unpleasant; horrifying.
• dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
• egregious adj Shockingly bad or blatant; standing out in a negative way.
• horrendous adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
• horrible adj Causing horror; extremely unpleasant or shocking.
• horrific adj Causing horror; extremely frightening or shocking.

Senses

entsetzlich is used for these senses in English:

• dire Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
• dire Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal.
• egregious Outrageously bad; shocking.
• horrendous Extremely bad; awful; terrible.
• horrible Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
• horrific Causing horror; horrifying.

dire — full definition

1. adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
2. adj (informal) Extremely bad in quality.

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