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horrendous
[ haw-ren-duhs, ho- ]
adjective
- shockingly dreadful; horrible:
a horrendous crime.
Synonyms: , ,
horrendous
/ 丑蓲藞谤蓻苍诲蓹蝉 /
adjective
- another word for horrific
Derived Forms
- 丑辞谤藞谤别苍诲辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 丑辞谤路谤别苍顎僤辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of horrendous1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of horrendous1
Example Sentences
Animals are arriving in 鈥渉orrendous shape鈥 and with a high mortality rate compared with years past, Warner said.
Police Scotland said the violence was linked to rival groups targeting each other and that the "horrendous offences" would not be tolerated.
"Every day of my life is absolutely horrendous" knowing she died a "horrific death."
"It has just been horrendous on a weekend that's supposed to be joyous and religious," Pearce told the Sydney Morning Herald.
"The fires in Los Angeles and Spain have been horrendous," Ian said.
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What does听horrendous mean?
Horrendous is popularly used to mean extremely bad鈥攁wful, dreadful, or horrible.
It can also mean literally causing horror鈥horrifying or horrific, as in horrendous violence.
Example: If you鈥檙e wondering what cake tastes like when you accidentally use salt instead of sugar, it鈥檚 horrendous鈥攃ompletely disgusting and inedible.
Where does听horrendous come from?
The first records of horrendous in English come from the 1600s. It comes from the Latin horrendus, meaning 鈥渇earful.鈥 It ultimately derives from the Latin 丑辞谤谤脓谤别, which means 鈥渢o tremble鈥 or 鈥渢o bristle鈥 (a reference to one鈥檚 hair standing on end due to extreme fear) and is the basis of the word horror and the related words horrible, horrific, horrifying, and horrid.
Horrendous is perhaps most popularly used to simply mean 鈥渞eally bad,鈥 in much the same way that horrible, terrible, and awful are often used, as in I had a horrendous time at that party鈥攏o one would talk to me! Sometimes, though, horrendous means truly horrific or horrifying, as in In my 30 years on the job, I鈥檝e never seen a crime scene more horrendous than this. Real-life horror like violence can be described as horrendous, but you wouldn鈥檛 call a horror movie horrendous to mean it was really scary鈥攜ou鈥檇 probably call it horrifying or terrifying. If it was really stupid and poorly made, though, then could call it horrendous. (Unless it was so bad it was good, in which case you might call it terrific!)
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What are some other forms related to horrendous?
- horrendously (adverb)
What are some synonyms for horrendous?
What are some words that share a root or word element with horrendous?听
What are some words that often get used in discussing horrendous?
How is听horrendous used in real life?
Horrendous can be used in extremely serious context as well as not-so-serious ones. War crimes are truly horrendous, but an actor鈥檚 bad accent in a movie can also be described as horrendous.
Just spoke to my sister who lives in Melbourne. It鈥檚 truly horrendous what鈥檚 happening in Australia. Thankfully she鈥檚 safe at the minute but I can鈥檛 help but worry
鈥 feckless fox 馃挋馃挋馃挋 (@sam56759067)
2000s fashion was utterly horrendous
鈥 jessie 鈦 (@dntletmeflv)
That鈥檚 a truly horrendous trade for the Giants. I can鈥檛 say much more.
鈥 Will Manso (@WillManso)
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym for horrendous?听
A. horrible
B. awful
C. terrible
D. terrific
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