affreux (B1)
adjective
Definition
Affreux means dreadful; disturbing or frightening.
Examples
The writer described the response as affreux.
A affreux tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became affreux after the announcement.
How to Use affreux
- affreux + noun (collocation)
- Use affreux before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a affreux reaction."
- become affreux (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became affreux near the end."
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