Meaning of abysmal | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

əˈbɪz.məl

Definitions

Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
archaic
Extremely bad; terrible.
figuratively

Equivalents

Български бездънен

Deutsch abgründig abgründig abgrundtief erbärmlich jämmerlich unter aller Kanone unter aller Sau unterirdisch unterirdisch unterste Schublade

Ελληνικά αβυσσαλέος ανεκδιήγητος Απατός απερίγραπτος απύθμενος απύθμενος

Esperanto malbonega

Español abismal atroz desastroso insondable

فارسی افتضاح وحشتناک

Suomi äärimmäinen hirvittävä kammottava kauhea kelvoton pohjaton surkea toivoton

Français abyssal épouvantable exécrable terrible

Magyar borzalmas csúfos feneketlen iszonyú nyomorúságos rémes rettenetes szánalmas szörnyű

Italiano abissale disastroso pessimo

Polski beznadziejny beznadziejny

Português abismal abysmal

Русский бездонный отвратительный отвратительный

Svenska avgrundslik

Türkçe hudutsuz

Examples

“The latter [geology] gives one the same sort of bewildering view of the abysmal extent of Time that Astronomy does of Space. [First attested in the early 19ᵗʰ century.]”

“Robben curled an effort against the foot of the post from the edge of the box after being gifted the ball by an abysmal clearance from keeper Stephan Andersen.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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