abysmal

əˈbɪzməl

Definition

Definition of abysmal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

poor qualityextremely bad or terrible in quality or performance

The team's performance was abysmal this season.

atrocious

terrible

magnitudevery great or limitless in extent

His ignorance was abysmal, showing no signs of improvement.

boundless

immeasurable

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abysmal failure

complete and utter failure

The project was an abysmal failure due to poor planning.

Origin of abysmal

Latin, abyssus (bottomless)

Examples of abysmal in a sentence

His handwriting is abysmal and hard to read.
The team's performance was abysmal, losing every game.
The weather was abysmal, with constant rain.

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French:désastreux, abyssal, ...
German:miserabel, abgrundtief, ...
Italian:pessimo, abissale, ...
Spanish:pésimo, abismal, ...
Portuguese:terrível, abismal, ...
Chinese:糟糕的, 无底的, ...
Japanese:ひどい, 底知れない, ...
Arabic:مروع, هائل, ...
Hebrew:גָּרוּעַ, תְּהוֹמִי, ...
Russian:ужасный, огромный, ...
Ukrainian:жахливий, безмежний, ...
Hindi:बेहद खराब, अथाह, ...
Bengali:জঘন্য, অতল, ...
Catalan:pèssim, abismal, ...
Czech:otřesný, bezedný, ...
Danish:elendig, bundløs, ...
Dutch:erbarmelijk, grenzeloos, ...
Greek:απαίσιος, απύθμενος, ...
Hungarian:pocsék, feneketlen, ...
Khmer:អន់ខ្លាំង, ធំសម្បើម, ...
Korean:형편없는, 심각한, ...
Persian:افتضاح, بسیار بزرگ, ...
Polish:fatalny, przepaścisty, ...
Portuguese (BR):abismal, abissal, ...
Romanian:dezastruos, abisal, ...
Swedish:usel, avgrundsdjup, ...
Thai:ย่ำแย่, มากมาย, ...
Turkish:berbat, uçsuz bucaksız, ...
Vietnamese:tệ hại, rất lớn, ...

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