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(hɒrɪbəl, US hɔːr-)
1. adjective
If you describe something or someone as horrible, you do not like them at all.
[informal]
The record sounds horrible.
...a horrible small boy.
horribly (hɒrɪbli, US hɔːr-) adverb [ADVERB with verb]
When trouble comes they behave selfishly and horribly.
2. adjective
You can call something horrible when it causes you to feel great shock, fear, and disgust.
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
Synonyms: terrible, awful, appalling, terrifying More Synonyms of horrible
horribly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
A two-year-old boy was horribly murdered.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Horrible is used to emphasize how bad something is.
[emphasis]
That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years.
Unless you respect other people's religions, horrible mistakes and conflict willoccur.
horribly adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective]
Our plans have gone horribly wrong.
More Synonyms of horrible

horrible in British English

(ˈhɒrəbəl)
adjective
1. 
causing horror; dreadful
2. 
disagreeable; unpleasant
3.  informal
cruel or unkind
Derived forms
horribleness (ˈhorribleness)
noun
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrēre to tremble

horrible in American English

(ˈhɔrəbəl; ˈhɑrəbəl)
adjective
1. 
causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful
2.  Informal
very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc.
Word origin
ME < OFr < L horribilis < horrere: see horrid

Examples of 'horrible' in a sentence
horrible

She makes me feel horrible about myself.
The Sun (2016)
It was all over in a matter of minutes and left me feeling horrible.
The Sun (2016)
Did it say some horrible things, though?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Debt is a horrible thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It was a horrible experience.
The Sun (2017)
After seeing something horrible happen there, she wakes up with a hangover, bruises and no memory of the night.
The Sun (2016)
PR: e bits we laugh at tend to be the most horrible, depressing things anyway.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The next few months will throw up some horrible shocks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You are getting rid of the horrible thing?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They told me the food had become horrible again and begged for packed lunches.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Some maps included here are horrible documents devised by horrible people.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You went through a horrible experience made worse by the fear and anxiety he left you with.
The Sun (2014)
He is turning into a horrible person.
The Sun (2015)
They went about two years ago when something horrible happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is a horrible situation for you.
The Sun (2012)
Does he feel horrible the next morning?
Christianity Today (2000)
IT'S a horrible shock but try not to react in haste.
The Sun (2015)
Cycling is in a most horrible mess and it will get worse.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
People have said horrible things to me about it and it really hurts.
The Sun (2008)
They just sit there in their nice houses eating horrible food.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It particularly bothers the ladies because it brings horrible people into the neighbourhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is exactly what got us through the whole horrible experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
No one should have to go through something so horrible.
The Sun (2012)
It was a horrible situation for him to be thrown into.
The Sun (2012)
But when it happens you feel horrible.
The Sun (2015)
It was a horrible shock to us.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They make me a horrible person.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
At the same time a horrible, cruel trick was played on his wife.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Besides, a figure here would make a most horrible mess.
Patrick O'Brian Richard Temple
They had been horrible, cruel, and this man was the worst.
Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993)

In other languages
horrible

British English: horrible /ˈhɒrəbl/ ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone or something is horrible, you mean that they are very unpleasant.
It was a horrible experience.
  • American English: horrible
  • Arabic: رَهِيب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: horrível
  • Chinese: 恐怖的
  • Croatian: strašan
  • Czech: strašný
  • Danish: frygtelig
  • Dutch: vreselijk
  • European Spanish: horrible
  • Finnish: kauhea
  • French: horrible
  • German: scheußlich
  • Greek: αποκρουστικός
  • Italian: orribile
  • Japanese: 実にひどい
  • Korean: 끔찍한
  • Norwegian: fryktelig
  • Polish: straszny
  • European Portuguese: horrível
  • Romanian: oribil
  • Russian: ужасный
  • Latin American Spanish: horrible
  • Swedish: hemsk
  • Thai: น่าสยดสยอง
  • Turkish: korkunç
  • Ukrainian: страшний
  • Vietnamese: khủng khiếp

Chinese translation of 'horrible'

horrible

(ˈhɔrɪbl)

adj

  1. [colour, food, mess] 糟透的 (zāotòu de)
  2. [accident, crime] 可怕的 (kěpà de)
  3. [experience, moment, situation, dream] 令人恐惧(懼)的 (lìng rén kǒngjù de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
causing fear, shock, or disgust
(informal) 
a horrible little boy
Synonyms
dreadful
terrible
It was a terrible thing to do to someone.
awful
nasty
He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it.
cruel
beastly (informal)
The weather was beastly.
mean
The prison officer described him as the meanest man he'd ever met.
unpleasant
They tolerated what they felt was an unpleasant situation.
ghastly (informal)
unkind
He apologised for being unkind.
horrid (informal)
I must have been a horrid little girl.
disagreeable
a disagreeable odour
Opposites
appealing
,
charming
,
pleasant
,
wonderful
,
attractive
,
lovely
,
fetching
,
delightful
,
cute
,
enchanting
,
agreeable
2 (adjective) 
Definition
causing fear, shock, or disgust
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
Synonyms
terrible
awful
an awful smell of paint
appalling
terrifying
one of the most terrifying diseases known to man
shocking
This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
grim
They painted a grim picture of growing crime.
dreadful
They told us the dreadful news.
revolting
The smell in the cell was revolting.
fearful (informal)
The earthquake was a fearful disaster.
obscene
It was obscene to spend millions producing unwanted food.
ghastly
This wallpaper is absolutely ghastly.
hideous
His family was subjected to a hideous attack.
shameful
gruesome
There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
from hell (informal)
grisly
a series of grisly murders
horrid
repulsive
repulsive, fat, white slugs
frightful
We were trapped overnight in frightful conditions.
heinous
They are capable of the most heinous acts.
loathsome
the loathsome spectacle we were obliged to witness
abhorrent
Most people find cruelty to animals abhorrent.
abominable
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
hellacious (US, slang)
3 (adjective) 
Definition
disagreeable and unpleasant
I've made some horrible mistakes.
Synonyms
awful
Even if the weather's awful there's still lots to do.
terrible
She admits her French is terrible.
appalling
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
dire
We found ourselves in a dire predicament.
very bad
deplorable
Many of them work under deplorable conditions.
abysmal
The general standard was abysmal.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abhorrent
Definition
hateful or disgusting
Most people find cruelty to animals abhorrent.
Synonyms
hateful,
hated,
offensive,
disgusting,
horrible,
revolting,
obscene,
distasteful,
horrid,
repellent,
obnoxious,
despicable,
repulsive,
heinous,
odious,
repugnant,
loathsome,
abominable,
execrable,
detestable
in the sense of abominable
Definition
very bad or unpleasant
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
Synonyms
detestable,
shocking,
terrible (informal),
offensive,
foul,
disgusting,
horrible,
revolting,
obscene,
vile,
horrid,
repellent,
atrocious,
obnoxious,
despicable,
repulsive,
base,
heinous,
hellish (informal),
odious,
hateful,
repugnant,
reprehensible,
loathsome,
abhorrent,
contemptible,
villainous,
nauseous,
wretched,
accursed,
execrable,
godawful (slang)
in the sense of abysmal
Definition
extremely bad
The general standard was abysmal.
Synonyms
dreadful,
bad,
terrible (informal),
awful,
appalling,
dismal,
dire,
ghastly,
hideous,
atrocious,
godawful (informal)

Synonyms of 'horrible'

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