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horrible(dictionary)

horrible (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: Latin horribilis, from horrere; HORROR]
very bad - used for example about things you see, taste, or smell, or about the weather
　The weather has been really horrible all week.
　a horrible smell
　The food looked horrible, but it tasted OK.
very unpleasant and often frightening, worrying, or upsetting
　a horrible dream
　 I have a horrible feeling that we're going to miss the plane.
rude and unfriendly
　She's a horrible person.
　What a horrible thing to say!
be horrible to sb
　Why are you being so horrible to me?
-- horribly adv
　Her face was horribly scarred.
　The whole plan had gone horribly wrong .
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WORD FOCUS: horrible
taste or smell: nasty, not very nice, revolting, disgusting, foul, unpleasant, gross (informal)
experience, situation, or feeling: nasty, not very nice, terrible, unpleasant
person: nasty, not very nice, obnoxious, mean (AmE), unpleasant, objectionable