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horrible


hor·ri·ble

H0281400 (hôr′ə-bəl, hŏr′-)adj.1. Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful: "War is beyond all words horrible" (Winston S. Churchill).2. Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin horribilis, from horrēre, to tremble.]
hor′ri·ble·ness n.hor′ri·bly adv.

horrible

(ˈhɒrəbəl) adj1. causing horror; dreadful2. disagreeable; unpleasant3. informal cruel or unkind[C14: via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrēre to tremble] ˈhorribleness n

hor•ri•ble

(ˈhɔr ə bəl, ˈhɒr-)

adj. 1. causing horror; shockingly dreadful. 2. extremely unpleasant; deplorable: horrible living conditions. [1275–1325; Middle English (h)orrible < Old French < Latin horribilis=horri-, variant s. of horrēre + -bilis -ble] hor′ri•ble•ness, n. hor′ri•bly, adv.

horrible

, horror, horrid - Horrible, horror, and horrid are from Latin horrere, "stand on end" (hair) or "tremble, shudder," and the original sense of horrid was "bristly, shaggy, rough."See also related terms for horror.
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 – horrendous">horrendous1. describing unpleasant events or experiences

All 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 dislike

In 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 emphasis

Horrible 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.horrible - provoking horrorhorrible - provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"frightful, horrifying, atrocious, uglyalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

horrible

adjective1. (Informal) dreadful, terrible, awful, nasty, cruel, beastly (informal), mean, unpleasant, ghastly (informal), unkind, horrid, disagreeable a horrible little boy
dreadful appealing, charming, pleasant, wonderful, attractive, lovely, fetching, delightful, cute, enchanting, agreeable
2. terrible, awful, appalling, terrifying, shocking, grim, dreadful, revolting, fearful, obscene, ghastly, hideous, shameful, gruesome, from hell (informal), grisly, horrid, repulsive, frightful, heinous, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, hellacious (U.S. slang) Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.3. awful, terrible, appalling, dire, very bad, deplorable, abysmal I've made some horrible mistakes.

horrible

adjective1. Causing great horror:bloodcurdling, hair-raising, horrid, horrific, terrific.2. Shockingly repellent:ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrid, lurid, macabre.3. Very bad:appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, shocking, terrible.
Translations
令人很不愉快的令人毛骨悚然的恐怖的极讨厌的

horror

(ˈhorə) noun1. great fear or dislike. She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror. 極大恐懼,極端厭惡 极端厌恶2. a disagreeable person or thing. Her little boy is an absolute horror. 令人厭惡的人或事 讨厌透顶的人或事ˈhorrible adjective1. causing horror; dreadful. a horrible sight. 令人毛骨悚然的 令人毛骨悚然的2. unpleasant. What a horrible day! 令人討厭的 令人很不愉快的,极讨厌的 ˈhorribleness noun 可怕 可怕ˈhorribly adverb 可怕地 可怕地ˈhorrid (-rid) adjective1. unpleasant. That was a horrid thing to say. 令人討厭的 令人讨厌的2. dreadful. a horrid shriek. 可怕的 可怕的horrific (həˈrifik) adjective terrible; terrifying. a horrific accident; a horrific journey. 可怕的,恐佈的 令人恐惧的,极其可怕的 ˈhorrify (-fai) verb to shock greatly. Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her son had a tattooed chest. 使驚駭 使惊骇ˈhorrifying adjective 恐怖的 恐怖的

horrible

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horrible


  • adj

Synonyms for horrible

adj dreadful

Synonyms

  • dreadful
  • terrible
  • awful
  • nasty
  • cruel
  • beastly
  • mean
  • unpleasant
  • ghastly
  • unkind
  • horrid
  • disagreeable

Antonyms

  • appealing
  • charming
  • pleasant
  • wonderful
  • attractive
  • lovely
  • fetching
  • delightful
  • cute
  • enchanting
  • agreeable

adj terrible

Synonyms

  • terrible
  • awful
  • appalling
  • terrifying
  • shocking
  • grim
  • dreadful
  • revolting
  • fearful
  • obscene
  • ghastly
  • hideous
  • shameful
  • gruesome
  • from hell
  • grisly
  • horrid
  • repulsive
  • frightful
  • heinous
  • loathsome
  • abhorrent
  • abominable
  • hellacious

adj awful

Synonyms

  • awful
  • terrible
  • appalling
  • dire
  • very bad
  • deplorable
  • abysmal

Synonyms for horrible

adj causing great horror

Synonyms

  • bloodcurdling
  • hair-raising
  • horrid
  • horrific
  • terrific

adj shockingly repellent

Synonyms

  • ghastly
  • grim
  • grisly
  • gruesome
  • hideous
  • horrid
  • lurid
  • macabre

adj very bad

Synonyms

  • appalling
  • awful
  • dreadful
  • fearful
  • frightful
  • ghastly
  • horrendous
  • shocking
  • terrible

Synonyms for horrible

adj provoking horror

Synonyms

  • frightful
  • horrifying
  • atrocious
  • ugly

Related Words

  • alarming
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