horrible
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1.5
- adjective
- /ˈhɔːrɪbəl/
- It was the most horrible day in my life.
- a horrible crime
- horrible living conditions
- a horrible death
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I thought that was horrible, that was wrong, unjust.
- And I thought that was horrible, that was wrong, unjust.
- I think that's really a, a horrible attitude to possess.
- I think that's racist and horrible and abhorrent.
- Well, yeah, that is the most horrible day in America's history.
- But this is how people survive these horrible depredations.
- And he decided the world was horrible and dark and meaningless.
- It's no longer this horrible thing to be rich.
- Like that's how horrible that makes me feel.
- How much does this horrible hand thing cost?
- Yeah, because Twitter is full of horrible news and and racists.
Examples
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The movie was filled with horrible scenes that made some viewers uncomfortable.
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We did not deny that the treatment of Black Americans had been a horrible wrong.
Academic text (2008) -
That is good news for somebody and horrible news for others.
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Oh, I just heard the most horrible story from home in a letter.
Fiction book (1991) -
Some people have memories that are so horrible that they interfere with their lives.
Academic text (2011) -
My main thesis is simple: this trend is a horrible mistake.
Academic text (2017) -
Misty says she was in a horrible car accident.
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They're trying to keep a horrible truth from getting out.
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That's a horrible thing to say.
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Many areas are quite pleasant, while conditions in others are between horrible and astonishingly bad.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
538
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
333
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
243
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
200
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
183
1.0
Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness
156
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
134
3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
131
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
103
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
93
6.2
Shocking and unpleasant because it shows death or serious injury
84
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
79
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
65
6.9
Being very strange and ugly in a way that shocks or amuses
63
4.5
Very bad and shocking, causing people to feel fear or sadness
58
1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
47
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
41
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
31
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
27
7.3
Very cruel and shocking, causing strong fear
27
6.1
Very unpleasant and painful, like being in hell
27
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
17
5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
16
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
7
7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
4
8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
1
6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
How Horrible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Horrible comes from an old Latin verb horrere, which means 'to shudder' or 'to make your hair stand up'. It shares the same root as horror, so a horrible thing is one that makes you feel shock, fear, or strong disgust.