ter·ri·ble (t r  -bl)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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin terribilis, from terr  re, to frighten.]ter ri·ble·ness n. |
terrible
Adjective
1. very serious or extreme: war is a terrible thing
2. Informal very bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory: terrible books
3. causing fear [Latin terribilis]
terribly adv
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| Adj. | 1. | terrible - causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, fearful, awful, dire alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
| 2. |  terrible - exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" | |
| 3. | terrible - intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | |
| 4. | terrible - extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
terrible
adjective 1. awful, shocking, appalling, terrifying, horrible, dreadful, horrifying, dread, dreaded, fearful, horrendous, monstrous, harrowing, gruesome, horrid, unspeakable, frightful, hellacious U.S. (slang)
Translations
adj terrible [ˈterəbl]
1 very bad a terrible singer; That music is terrible! verskriklik سَيِّئ جدا ужасен mizerný forfærdelig; grusom schrecklich φοβερός, απαίσιος atroz, pésimo, horrible, horroroso kohutav, halb بد؛ مزخرف kauhea atroce נוֹרָא, אָיוֹם भयानक užasan, grozan iszonyú buruk hræðilegur orribile ひどい 아주 서투른 baisus, siaubingas briesmīgs; šausmīgs teruk verschrikkelijk forferdelig, grusom okropny ruim groaznic ужасный mizerný grozen užasan förfärlig ซึ่งแย่มาก berbat, çok kötü 很糟的，極壞的 жахливий بہت خراب tồi, chán 很糟的，极坏的
2 causing great pain, suffering, hardship etc War is terrible; It was a terrible disaster. verskriklik فَظيع، رَهيب، مُؤْلِم جدا страшен hrozný grusom schrecklich φοβερός, καταστροφικός horrible, horroroso hirmus سخت؛ طاقت فرسا hirveä terrible נוֹרָא, אָיוֹם भद्दा, खराब strašan, užasan irtózatos menyiksa hræðilegur terribile ものすごく嫌な 지독한 baisus šausmīgs; drausmīgs dahsyat vreselijk grusom, fryktelig straszny terrível teribil, îngrozitor ужасный hrozný strašen užasan fruktansvärd น่ากลัว korkunç, müthiş 可怕的 жахливий تکليف دہ thảm khốc 可怕的
3 causing great fear or horror The noise of the guns was terrible. verskriklik مُرْعِب، مُخيف страшен děsivě forfærdelig schrecklich τρομακτικός horrible, horroroso õudne وحشتناک kauhistuttava terrible נוֹרָא भयानक, डरावना strahovit, užasan félelmetes mengerikan skelfilegur terribile 恐ろしい 두려운 baisus drausmīgs dahsyat afschuwelijk redselsfull, fryktelig okropny terrível teribil, înspăimântător страшный desivý, strašný strašen užasan fruktansvärd, ohygglig สยองขวัญ dehşet verici, korkunç 駭人的 жахливий ہولناک khủng khiếp 骇人的
adv terribly
1 very She is terribly clever. verskriklik جِدّا страшно ohromně forfærdeligt schrecklich φοβερά, εξαιρετικά muy, extremadamente väga بسیار erittäin à l'extrême “נוֹרָא” बहुत užasno, jako borzasztóan sangat ákaflega, óskaplega estremamente 非常に 대단히 baisiai briesmīgi sangat buitengewoon fryktelig, forferdelig strasznie extremamente teribil/îngrozitor de очень ohromne, veľmi strašansko izuzetno rysligt, hemskt อย่างมาก çok 極端地，非常地 дуже بہت زيادہ rất 极端地，非常地
2 in a terrible way Does your leg hurt terribly? verskriklik بصورَةٍ فَظيعَه ужасно strašně forfærdeligt; frygteligt schrecklich φοβερά, τρομερά mucho kohutavalt بطور وحشتناک kauheasti terriblement נוֹרָאִי प्रचंड रूप से, घोर, विकरालता से užasno, jako szörnyen parah ægilega terribilmente ひどく 무시무시하게 labai, siaubingai stipri; briesmīgi teruk vreselijk fryktelig, forferdelig okropnie horrivelmente îngrozitor ужасно strašne strašno mnogo rysligt, hemskt อย่างเลวร้าย çok kötü (biçimde) 很厲害 сильно, дуже تکليف دہ طور پر một cách nặng nề, khủng khiếp 很厉害
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