horrible

hor·ri·ble  (hôr-bl, hr-)

adj.

1. Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful: "War is beyond all words horrible" (Winston S. Churchill).

2. Very unpleasant; disagreeable.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin horribilis, from horrre, to tremble.]

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horri·ble·ness n.

horri·bly adv.

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horrible [ˈhɒrəb^əl]

adj

1. causing horror; dreadful

2. disagreeable; unpleasant

3. Informal cruel or unkind

[via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrēre to tremble]

horribleness  n

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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.

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horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid - In decreasing degree of horror: horrific, horrendous, horrible, horrid.

See also related terms for horror.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

horrible - 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, ugly alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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horrible

adjective

1. (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.

Translations

horrible [ˈhɒrɪbl] ADJ

1. (= unpleasant) [food, colour, smell, thought] → horroroso, horrible
aren't those dresses horrible? → ¿a que esos vestidos son horrorosos?, ¿a que son feísimos esos vestidos?
he was the most horrible person I've ever met → era la persona más mala que he conocido
you're horrible! → ¡qué malo eres!
I've got a horrible feeling that → tengo la horrible sensación de que ...
that jumper looks horrible on you → ese jersey te queda horroroso or espantoso
it's all a horrible mess → es un lío horroroso
we thought something horrible had happened → pensamos que algo horrible había pasado
the press write some horrible things about him → la prensa cuenta cosas espantosas or horribles de él
what a horrible thought! → ¡qué idea tan horrible!
to be horrible to sb → tratar fatal a algn
she's horrible to her sister → trata fatal a su hermana
don't be horrible to your brother → no seas malo con tu hermano

2. (= horrific) [crime, scream, accident] → horrible, espantoso
he died a horrible death → tuvo una muerte horrible

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horrible [ˈhɒrɪb^əl] adj

[clothes] → horrible, affreux/euse; [meal, food] → dégoûtant(e); [situation, experience] → horrible
What a horrible dress! → Quelle robe horrible!, Quelle robe affreuse!

[person] → méchant(e)

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horrible

adj

(inf: = awful) → schrecklich (inf); (= ghastly) food → grauenhaft (inf); clothes, colour, sight, smell, taste → scheußlich, abscheulich; person → gemein, fies (inf); what a horrible thought! → was für eine schreckliche Vorstellung!; to look horrible → scheußlich aussehen; that jumper looks horrible on you → in dem Pullover siehst du schrecklich aus; to be horrible to somebody → fies (inf) → or gemein zu jdm sein

(= horrific) death, crime, sound, war, accident, injury → grauenhaft

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horrible [ˈhɒrɪbl] adj (gen) → orribile, tremendo/a, orrendo/a; (accident) → spaventoso/a

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horrible, horrid

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