causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
extremely unpleasant; deplorable; disgusting: horrible living conditions.
Origin of horrible
1275–1325; Middle English (h)orrible<Old French <Latin horribilis, equivalent to horr- (stem of horrēre to stand on end, bristle with fear) + -ibilis-ible
It’s horrible to say, I know, but it felt so nice that the heat was off us for a while.
Tan France Goes Deep on Racism and When He Almost Quit ‘Queer Eye’|Eugene Robinson|September 3, 2020|Ozy
I think it also means I’m less likely to get hit on, which is a horrible thing that has happened to a lot of young women in fields where there aren’t enough women.
Conducting the Mathematical Orchestra From the Middle|Rachel Crowell|September 2, 2020|Quanta Magazine
When planes were coming long-distance from London, Sydney, Narita or Hong Kong, it was horrible.
What I learned from 5 years of cleaning airplanes in the middle of the night|matthewheimer|August 30, 2020|Fortune
I walk into the store, and this woman just lights me up, and starts putting my face into an iPhone and saying I’m a horrible person, and dah, dah, dah.
Full Transcript: Sean Spicer on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 26, 2020|Ozy
New York City Mayor de Blasio announced on Sunday that Ocran lost her life, and he said that she was a “psych educator” at Jacobi and that it was a horrible loss for the family, for the hospital, and for the city.
Former Nurse From The Bronx Dies Of COVID-19 After Concerned About Lack Of Testing|D. N.|April 13, 2020|No Straight News
He is a true advocate for human rights who has paid a horrible price for standing up against the Assad dictatorship.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, the Japanese-owned corporation has set a horrible precedent.
Kim Jong Un, Avert Your Eyes: Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Gets the Porn Parody Treatment|Aurora Snow|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, Gordon replied with, “Horrible behavior,” which was echoed by Pascal, who responded, “Actually despicable.”
Exclusive: Sony Emails Slam Leonardo DiCaprio, Willow and Jaden Smith, Gush Over Ryan Gosling|William Boot|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Any difficulties we experience now are not as horrible as the constant fear of bombs.
Where Chechens Go to Escape Their Surreal Past—and Risky Present|Anna Nemtsova|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Actually seeing someone perish is horrible for people to see—whether you have covered tough stories in the past or not.
The Photojournalist Who Stared Down Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tell's eye was true, so he consented to the horrible proposal.
Golden Deeds|Anonymous
It was a horrible thought, which subsequent experience unhappily did not tend to dispel.
A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2|Florence Warden
I cannot tell you anything of the time I spent there, shut up in the gloomy castle; it was horrible beyond all words.
A Monk of Cruta|E. Phillips Oppenheim
Just now the idea is horrible to ignorant people, but the faith will spread.
The Penalty|Gouverneur Morris
I judge that my swoon lasted four hours, and when I came to my senses I found myself in this horrible position.
The Red True Story Book|Various
British Dictionary definitions for horrible
horrible
/ (ˈhɒrəbəl) /
adjective
causing horror; dreadful
disagreeable; unpleasant
informalcruel or unkind
Derived forms of horrible
horribleness, noun
Word Origin for horrible
C14: via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrēre to tremble