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Meaning of horrible in English. horrible. adjective. uk/ˈhɒr.ə.bəl/us/ˈhɔːr.ə.bəl/ Add to word listAdd to word list. A2. very unpleasant or bad: He's got a horrible cold. What's that horrible smell? That was a horrible thing to say! Synonyms. abominable. abysmal(BAD) atrocious(VERY BAD) awful(BAD) diremainly UKinformal.
Horrible means "causing horror," and goes back to the Latin word for “tremble” or “shudder.” A horrible thing makes you shake with fear, like a story about an atrocious crime. We also use horrible hyperbolically (which means in an over-the-top way) to criticize things. You might think you look horrible in photos, or that a new TV ...
adjective. /ˈhɒrəbl/ /ˈhɔːrəbl/ (informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like. What horrible weather! The coffee tasted absolutely horrible. a horrible mess/smell/noise. I've got a horrible feeling she lied to us. I feel horrible about what happened. He looks horrible with that new haircut.
1 (informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like horrible weather/children/shoes The coffee tasted horrible. I have a horrible feeling she lied to us. It was horrible sitting there all on my own. Thesaurus terrible. awful; horrible; dreadful; foul; horrendous; These words all describe something that is very ...
Definition of horrible – Learner’s Dictionary. horrible. adjective. uk / ˈhɒrəbl / us. Add to word list. A2. very unpleasant or bad: What's that horrible smell? That was a horrible thing to say to your sister. horribly. adverb. extremely, or in a very bad or unpleasant way: His plan went horribly wrong.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hor‧ri‧ble /ˈhɒrəbəl $ ˈhɔː-, ˈhɑː-/ S2 adjective 1 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. see thesaurus at bad 2 very unpleasant and ...
6 days ago · 1. adjective. If you describe something or someone as horrible, you do not like them at all. [informal] Her voice sounds horrible. horribly (hɔrɪbli , hɒr- ) adverb [ADV with v] When trouble comes they behave selfishly and horribly. 2. adjective. You can call something horrible when it causes you to feel great shock, fear, and disgust.
