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Horrible Adjective ˈhɒrəbl ˈhɔːrəbl Weather Coffee Tasted Absolutely

Word3 horrible
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈhɒrəbl/ /ˈhɔːrəbl/
Example
  • what horrible weather!
  • the coffee tasted absolutely horrible.
  • a horrible mess/smell/noise
  • i've got a horrible feeling she lied to us.
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horrible

(adjective)/ˈhɒrəbl/ /ˈhɔːrəbl/
  1. very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like
    • What horrible weather!
    • The coffee tasted absolutely horrible.
    • a horrible mess/smell/noise
    • I've got a horrible feeling she lied to us.
    • I feel horrible about what happened.
    • He looks horrible with that new haircut.
    • He admits that he made a horrible mistake when he left her.
    • It was horrible to have to leave my family behind.
    • It was horrible sitting there all on my own.
  2. making you feel very shocked and frightened
    • SYNONYM terrible
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/terrible
    • a pretty horrible experience
    • a horrible crime/death/nightmare
    • a horrible tragedy/accident

    Extra Examples

    • a truly horrible sight
    • She woke from a horrible nightmare.
  3. unfriendly, unpleasant or unkind
    • SYNONYM nasty
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/nasty
    • a horrible person
    • What a horrible thing to say!
    • My sister was being horrible to me all day.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder’.
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