Horrible in Malayalam
ദാരുണ (daaruna) is the adjective for horrible, and Malayalam newspapers use it constantly in reports of accidents and crimes. It pairs naturally with words for killing and tragedy.
Most common translation
Horrible, terrible, cruel.
ദാരുണമായ ആ വാർത്ത എല്ലാവരെയും ദുഃഖിപ്പിച്ചു.
daarunamaaya aa vaartha ellaavareyum dukhippichu
That terrible news saddened everyone.
All Malayalam words for “horrible”
- ദാരുണ (daaruna) — Horrible, terrible, cruel.
- ക്രൂര (kroora) — Cruel, ruthless, terrible, horrible.
ദാരുണ (daaruna) is horrible in the sense of a terrible event, while ക്രൂര (kroora) is cruel and points at the person or act behind the suffering.
Common questions
How do you say horrible in Malayalam?
ദാരുണ (daaruna) means horrible or terrible.
Which word describes a cruel person?
ക്രൂര (kroora), which is about ruthlessness rather than about how dreadful an event was.