Awful
Translations of "awful" (36 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | أَرْبَد(very bad), فَظِيع(very bad) | ʔarbad, faẓīʕ | |
| Armenian | ահավոր(very bad), ահավոր(causing fear; appalling; terrible), ահարկու(causing fear; appalling; terrible), ահեղ(causing fear; appalling; terrible), սարսափելի(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | ahavor, ahavor, aharku, aheġ, sarsapʻeli | |
| Belarusian | жахлі́вы(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | žaxlívy | |
| Bulgarian | внушаващ страх(inspiring awe), отвратителен(very bad), страшен(causing fear; appalling; terrible), ужасен(very bad), ужасен(causing fear; appalling; terrible), ужасно(colloquial: very, extremely) | vnušavašt strah, otvratitelen, strašen, užasen, užasen, užasno | |
| Catalan | horrorós(very bad), horrorós(causing fear; appalling; terrible), horrorós(inspiring awe) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 令人驚嘆的 /令人惊叹的(inspiring awe), 厲害 /厉害(causing fear; appalling; terrible), 可怕(causing fear; appalling; terrible), 壞 /坏(very bad), 糟糕(very bad), 肅然起敬的 /肃然起敬的(struck or filled with awe), 很(colloquial: very, extremely), 非常(colloquial: very, extremely) | lìng rén jīngtàn de, lìhài, kěpà, huài, zāogāo, sùránqǐjìng de, hěn, fēicháng | |
| Czech | děsný(very bad), strašný(very bad) | — | |
| Dutch | afgrijselijk(causing fear; appalling; terrible), verschrikkelijk(causing fear; appalling; terrible), vreselijk(causing fear; appalling; terrible), onmeunig(colloquial: very, extremely), ontzettend(colloquial: very, extremely), verschrikkelijk(colloquial: very, extremely), vreselijk(colloquial: very, extremely) | — | |
| Esperanto | aĉa(causing fear; appalling; terrible), malbonega(very bad) | — | |
| Finnish | hirveä(very bad), hirveä(causing fear; appalling; terrible), hirvittävä(causing fear; appalling; terrible), hämmästynyt(struck or filled with awe), hämmästyttävä(inspiring awe), kaamea(very bad), kaamea(causing fear; appalling; terrible), kamala(very bad), kamala(causing fear; appalling; terrible), karmea(very bad), karmea(causing fear; appalling; terrible), kauhea(very bad), kauhea(causing fear; appalling; terrible), kauhistuttava(causing fear; appalling; terrible), mahtava(exceedingly great), hirveä(colloquial: very, extremely), kauhea(colloquial: very, extremely) | — | |
| French | affreux(very bad), horrible(very bad), horrible(causing fear; appalling; terrible), immonde(very bad), terrible(causing fear; appalling; terrible), épouvantable(very bad), épouvantable(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| German | ehrfurchtsvoll(struck or filled with awe), ehrfürchtig(struck or filled with awe), erfurchterregend(inspiring awe), furchtbar(very bad), furchtbar(causing fear; appalling; terrible), hervorragend(exceedingly great), schrecklich(very bad), schrecklich(causing fear; appalling; terrible), toll(exceedingly great), unglaublich(inspiring awe) | — | |
| Greek | απαίσιος(very bad), απαίσιος(causing fear; appalling; terrible), τρομερός(exceedingly great), τρομερός(inspiring awe), φοβερός(exceedingly great), φρικτός(very bad), φοβερά(colloquial: very, extremely) | apaísios, apaísios, tromerós, tromerós, foverós, friktós, foverá | |
| Hebrew | איום(very bad), איום(causing fear; appalling; terrible), נורא(very bad), נוראי(very bad), נוֹרָא(colloquial: very, extremely) | ayóm, ayóm, norá, noraí, norá | |
| Hungarian | borzalmas(causing fear; appalling; terrible), borzasztó(causing fear; appalling; terrible), rettenetes(causing fear; appalling; terrible), rémes(causing fear; appalling; terrible), szörnyű(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Irish | uafásach(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Italian | impressionante(exceedingly great), orribile(very bad), orribile(causing fear; appalling; terrible), pessimo(very bad), terribile(very bad), spaventosamente(colloquial: very, extremely), terribilmente(colloquial: very, extremely), tremendamente(colloquial: very, extremely) | — | |
| Japanese | 怖い(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Khmer | ឃោរ(causing fear; appalling; terrible), ភយង្ករ(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | kʰoo, pʰea’yʊəŋkɑɑ | |
| Latin | dīrus(very bad), dīrus(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Latvian | šausmīgs(very bad), šausmīgs(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Lithuanian | baisus(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Macedonian | ужасен(very bad), ужасен(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | užasen, užasen | |
| Malay | teruk(very bad) | — | |
| Navajo | hóyééʼ(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Norwegian | forferdelig(causing fear; appalling; terrible), grusom(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Polish | ohydny(very bad), okropny(very bad), straszliwy(very bad) | — | |
| Portuguese | apavorante(causing fear; appalling; terrible), horrível(very bad), horrível(causing fear; appalling; terrible), medonho(causing fear; appalling; terrible), péssimo(very bad), temível(causing fear; appalling; terrible), temível(inspiring awe), terrível(very bad), terrível(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Romanian | atroce(causing fear; appalling; terrible), impresionant(exceedingly great), impresionant(inspiring awe), oribil(causing fear; appalling; terrible), teribil(causing fear; appalling; terrible), înfiorător(inspiring awe), îngrozitor(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Russian | ужа́сный(very bad), ужа́сный(causing fear; appalling; terrible), ужаса́ющий(causing fear; appalling; terrible), устраша́ющий(causing fear; appalling; terrible), стра́шно(colloquial: very, extremely), ужа́сно(colloquial: very, extremely) | užásnyj, užásnyj, užasájuščij, ustrašájuščij, strášno, užásno | |
| Scottish Gaelic | sgriosail(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Spanish | atroz(causing fear; appalling; terrible), espantoso(causing fear; appalling; terrible), horrible(very bad), horrible(causing fear; appalling; terrible), infumable(very bad), terrible(very bad), terrible(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Swedish | fasansfull(causing fear; appalling; terrible), fruktansvärd(causing fear; appalling; terrible), hemsk(very bad), hemsk(causing fear; appalling; terrible), ohygglig(very bad), väldigt(colloquial: very, extremely) | — | |
| Turkish | berbat(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Vietnamese | khủng khiếp(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — | |
| Welsh | ofnadwy(causing fear; appalling; terrible), uthr(causing fear; appalling; terrible) | — |
внушаващ страх, отвратителен, страшен, ужасен, ужасен, ужасно
vnušavašt strah, otvratitelen, strašen, užasen, užasen, užasno
horrorós, horrorós, horrorós
令人驚嘆的 /令人惊叹的, 厲害 /厉害, 可怕, 壞 /坏, 糟糕, 肅然起敬的 /肃然起敬的, 很, 非常
lìng rén jīngtàn de, lìhài, kěpà, huài, zāogāo, sùránqǐjìng de, hěn, fēicháng
děsný, strašný
afgrijselijk, verschrikkelijk, vreselijk, onmeunig, ontzettend, verschrikkelijk, vreselijk
aĉa, malbonega
hirveä, hirveä, hirvittävä, hämmästynyt, hämmästyttävä, kaamea, kaamea, kamala, kamala, karmea, karmea, kauhea, kauhea, kauhistuttava, mahtava, hirveä, kauhea
affreux, horrible, horrible, immonde, terrible, épouvantable, épouvantable
ehrfurchtsvoll, ehrfürchtig, erfurchterregend, furchtbar, furchtbar, hervorragend, schrecklich, schrecklich, toll, unglaublich
απαίσιος, απαίσιος, τρομερός, τρομερός, φοβερός, φρικτός, φοβερά
apaísios, apaísios, tromerós, tromerós, foverós, friktós, foverá
borzalmas, borzasztó, rettenetes, rémes, szörnyű
uafásach
impressionante, orribile, orribile, pessimo, terribile, spaventosamente, terribilmente, tremendamente
怖い
dīrus, dīrus
šausmīgs, šausmīgs
baisus
teruk
hóyééʼ
forferdelig, grusom
ohydny, okropny, straszliwy
apavorante, horrível, horrível, medonho, péssimo, temível, temível, terrível, terrível
atroce, impresionant, impresionant, oribil, teribil, înfiorător, îngrozitor
ужа́сный, ужа́сный, ужаса́ющий, устраша́ющий, стра́шно, ужа́сно
užásnyj, užásnyj, užasájuščij, ustrašájuščij, strášno, užásno
sgriosail
atroz, espantoso, horrible, horrible, infumable, terrible, terrible
fasansfull, fruktansvärd, hemsk, hemsk, ohygglig, väldigt
berbat
khủng khiếp
ofnadwy, uthr
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.