Difference between Dreadful and Horrendous

DREADFUL vs HORRENDOUS: NOUN

That which is fearful or terrible: used only in the phrases penny dreadful, shilling dreadful, to denote a tale of vulgar sensationalism sold at a small price, or a cheap sensational newspaper or periodical.
A shocking or sensational crime.
A shocking or sensational report of a crime.

Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
I. Full of dread or fear.
Full of respect, honor, or veneration.
Exciting or attended by great dread, fear, or terror; terrible; formidable; direful: as, a dreadful storm; a dreadful invasion.
Awful; venerable; awe-inspiring.
Synonyms Fearful, Frightful, etc. (see awful); terrific, horrible, horrid, dire, direful, tremendous.

Fearsome, Dreaded, Alarming, Painful, Unspeakable, Dire, Unpleasant, Frightening, Bad, Abominable, Horrific, Awful, Atrocious, Terrible, Horrendous

Appalling, Atrocious, Horrible, Direful, Dread, Fearful, Dreaded, Fearsome, Dire, Alarming, Frightening, Awful, Horrific, Dreadful, Terrible

Fearsome, Dreaded, Alarming, Painful, Unspeakable, Dire, Unpleasant, Frightening, Bad, Abominable, Horrific, Awful, Atrocious, Terrible, Horrendous

Appalling, Atrocious, Horrible, Direful, Dread, Fearful, Dreaded, Fearsome, Dire, Alarming, Frightening, Awful, Horrific, Dreadful, Terrible

Asda, absolutely dreadful, low alcohol and no taste.
It is both an encouraging and dreadful event.
Shiloh has been a dreadful blow to us.
It may have been that dreadful Queensway Cathedral.
Dreadful system and unfair on so many levels.
He has moved to somewhere that is dreadful.
She told Jury about the whole dreadful experience.
Attitude: It is dreadful to be in danger.
The old way is absolutely dreadful in comparison.
The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.

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He was in a horrendous condition, weight wise.
These animals are all rescued from horrendous circumstances.
There is no justification for this horrendous tragedy.
Horrendous customer services and fraudulently keeping my money.
This has been proved by some horrendous incidents.
CP rail gang killed in horrendous bus crash.
Mike Milbury was horrendous at his job and was allowed to be horrendous for many years.

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