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horrendous
hor·ren·dous H0281200 (hô-rĕn′dəs, hə-)adj. Hideous; dreadful: "Horrendous explosions shook the whole city" (Howard Kaplan).
[From Latin horrendus, from gerundive of horrēre, to tremble.]
hor·ren′dous·ly adv.horrendous (hɒˈrɛndəs) adj another word for horrific[C17: from Latin horrendus fearful, from horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror] horˈrendously adv horˈrendousnous nhor•ren•dous (həˈrɛn dəs)
adj. shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime. [1650–60; < Latin horrendus inspiring fear, ger. of horrēre to stand on end, bristle, shudder] hor•ren′dous•ly, adv. horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid - In decreasing degree of horror: horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid.See also related terms for horror.horrible horrid">horrid horrific">horrific horrifying">horrifying horrendous1. describing unpleasant events or experiencesAll of these words except horrid can be used to describe a very unpleasant and shocking event, experience, or story. Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.It was one of the most horrific experiences of my life....the horrifying descriptions of life in the trenches....the horrendous murder of a prostitute.2. expressing dislikeIn conversation, people use horrible and horrid to show their dislike for someone or something. These words can be used to describe almost anything which is unpleasant, ugly, disgusting, or depressing. The hotel was horrible.His suit was a horrible colour.We had to live in a horrid little flat.3. for emphasisHorrible is also used in front of a noun to emphasize how bad something is. For example, you can say 'I've made a horrible mistake'. Everything's in a horrible muddle.Horrendous is usually used to describe something which is extremely difficult to deal with. ...horrendous problems.The cost can be horrendous.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  horrendous - causing fear or dread or terror; "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"direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, terrible, horrific, awful, dire, fearfulalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
horrendousadjective1. horrific, shocking, appalling, frightening, awful, terrifying, grim, dreadful, horrifying, ghastly, grisly, frightful, hellacious (U.S. slang) The violence used was horrendous.2. (Informal) enormous, huge, massive, colossal, astronomic horrendous debtshorrendousadjectiveVery bad:appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrible, shocking, terrible.Translationshorrendous
Synonyms for horrendousadj horrificSynonyms- horrific
- shocking
- appalling
- frightening
- awful
- terrifying
- grim
- dreadful
- horrifying
- ghastly
- grisly
- frightful
- hellacious
adj enormousSynonyms- enormous
- huge
- massive
- colossal
- astronomic
Synonyms for horrendousadj very badSynonyms- appalling
- awful
- dreadful
- fearful
- frightful
- ghastly
- horrible
- shocking
- terrible
Synonyms for horrendousadj causing fear or dread or terrorSynonyms- direful
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- fearsome
- frightening
- terrible
- horrific
- awful
- dire
- fearful
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