abysmal

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbɪz.məl/
• (America) IPA: /əˈbɪz.məl/

Adjective

abysmal

1. (now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17^th century.]

   Synonyms: unending, profound, fathomless, immeasurable

2. (figurative) extremely bad; terrible.

Translations

• French: abyssal
• German: abgründig, abgrundtief
• Italian: abissale
• Portuguese: abismal
• Russian: бездо́нный
• Spanish: abismal, insondable

Translations

• French: épouvantable, terrible, exécrable
• German: erbärmlich, jämmerlich, unterirdisch, unter aller Sau
• Italian: disastroso, pessimo
• Portuguese: abismal
• Russian: отврати́тельный
• Spanish: atroz, desastroso

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