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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary hor·ri·ble ETYMOLOGY Middle English orrible, horrible, from Anglo-French, from Latin horribilis, from horrēre DATE 14th century 1. marked by or arousing horror a horrible accident 2. extremely bad or unpleasant a horrible mistake horrible food • horrible noun • hor·ri·ble·ness noun English Etymology horrible c.1300, from O.Fr . horrible, from L. horribilis, from horrere "to bristle with fear, shudder" (see horror).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 horrible hor·rible / 5hCrEbl; NAmE 5hC:r-; 5hB:r- / adjective1. (informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like 极坏的；十分讨厌的；可恶的: horrible weather / children / shoes 糟透了的天气/孩子/鞋 The coffee tasted horrible. 这种咖啡难喝极了。 I've got a horrible feeling she lied to us. 我感觉到很不愉快,她对我们说了谎。 ⇨ note at terrible 2. making you feel very shocked and frightened 令人震惊的；恐怖的 SYN terrible :
a horrible crime / nightmare 骇人听闻的罪行；可怕的噩梦 3. (informal) (of people or their behaviour 人或行为) unfriendly, unpleasant or unkind 不友善的；讨厌的；不厚道的 SYN nasty , obnoxious :
a horrible man 讨厌的人 My sister was being horrible to me all day. 我姐姐一整天都对我很凶。 What a horrible thing to say! 讲这话太不近人情啦！ • hor·ribly / -Ebli / adv.: It was horribly painful. 疼极了。 The experiment went horribly wrong. 实验弄得一塌糊涂。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English horrible adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ADV. bloody (taboo), really That was a really horrible thing to say! | absolutely, perfectly, quite, truly a truly horrible sight | pretty, rather a pretty horrible experience PREP. to My sister has always been horrible to me. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: GHASTLY 1, grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrid, horrifying, lurid, terrible, terrifying Related Words: abhorrent, abominable, detestable, hateful; loathsome, obnoxious, offensive, repulsive, revolting Contrasted Words: gratifying, pleasing, soothing 2 Synonyms: FEARFUL 3, appalling, awful, dreadful, formidable, frightful, horrific, shocking, terrible, terrific 3 Synonyms: OFFENSIVE , disgusting, hideous, horrid, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revoltingWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged hor·ri·ble I. \ˈhȯrəbəl, ˈhär-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English orrible, horrible, from Middle French, from Latin horribilis, from horrēre to bristle, tremble, shudder + -ibilis -ible — more at horror 1. : marked by or conducive to horror : likely to arouse fear, dread, or abhorrence < coconuts in the horrible likeness of a head shrunken by headhunters — Sinclair Lewis > < her hearers derived a horrible enjoyment from … her wrath — Charles Dickens > 2. : extremely unpleasant or disagreeable : conducive to feelings of acute dislike, disgust, or repulsion < of all horrors in this blessed town, snow is the most horrible — W.M.Thackeray > < the weather is always horrible when I travel — Aldous Huxley > Synonyms: see fearful II. adverb Etymology: Middle English orrible, horrible, from orrible, horrible, adjective : to an extreme degree : horribly , exceedingly < she was horrible mad > III. noun (-s) Etymology: horrible (I) : a horrible person or thing; specifically : a person fantastically garbed (as for a masquerade or holiday parade) — usually used in plural < the horribles, grotesquely costumed children, will parade along a few … streets — Time > — see antiques and horribles |
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