hemsk — meaning in English

English meaning

• awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
• ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
• harrowing adj Extremely distressing or disturbing.
• horrible adj Causing horror; extremely unpleasant or shocking.
• terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.

Senses

hemsk is used for these senses in English:

• awful Very bad.
• awful (dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
• ghastly Extremely bad.
• harrowing (formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
• horrible Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
• terrible Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

awful — full definition

1. adj Very bad or unpleasant.
2. adv informal: Very; extremely.

ghastly — full definition

1. adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
2. adj Pale and deathly-looking.
3. adj (informal, especially British) Very bad or unpleasant, used for milder complaints as well as serious horror.

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