(adj) causing fear or dread or terror, Syn. horrendous, dire, dreadful, horrific, fearsome, dreaded, direful, frightening, terrible, dread, fearful, Example:the awful war; an awful risk; dire news; a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked; the dread presence of the headmaster; polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was; a dreadful storm; a fearful howling; horrendous explosions shook the city; a terrible curse
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[化解, huà jiěㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ] to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears)#7024
[关羽 / 關羽, Guān Yǔㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˇ] Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty; posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama#21913
[张飞 / 張飛, Zhāng Fēiㄓㄤ ㄈㄟ] Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine#22979
[真金不怕火炼 / 真金不怕火煉, zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liànㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ] true gold fears no fire (谚语 proverb); a person of integrity can stand severe tests, See Also: 谚语#112115
[前怕狼后怕虎 / 前怕狼後怕虎, qián pà láng hòu pà hǔㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨˇ] lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (成语 saw); fig. needless fears; scare mongering; reds under the beds#127401
[一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 / 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩, yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéngㄧ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ] bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (成语 saw); once bitten twice shy
[真金不怕火来烧 / 真金不怕火來燒, zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāoㄓㄣ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄠ] true gold fears no fire (谚语 proverb); a person of integrity can stand severe tests, See Also: 谚语