terribleness

ter·ri·ble

T0121100 (tĕr′ə-bəl)adj.1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful: a terrible bolt of lightning; a terrible curse.2. Extremely formidable: terrible responsibilities.3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense: "the life for which he had paid so terrible a price" (Leslie Fiedler).4. a. Unpleasant; disagreeable: had a terrible time at the party; terrible food.b. Very bad: a terrible actor.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin terribilis, from terrēre, to frighten.]

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ter′ri·ble·ness n.

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terribleness - a quality of extreme unpleasantnessawfulness, dreadfulness, horridnessunpleasantness - the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather"frightfulness - the quality of being frightful

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