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   Hor·ren·dous

   /həˈrendəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible: "she suffered horrendous injuries"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin horrendus (gerundive of horrere ‘(of hair) stand on end’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. horrendousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   Definitions of horrendous. adjective. causing fear or dread or terror. synonyms: awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrific, terrible. alarming. frightening because of an awareness of danger.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHORRENDOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   extremely unpleasant or bad: a horrendous accident / tragedy / crime. horrendous suffering / damage. Conditions in the refugee camps were horrendous. horrendous loss The firm made horrendous (= very big) losses last year. Synonyms. abominable. abysmal (BAD) atrocious (VERY BAD) awful (BAD) dire mainly UK informal. dreadful (FRIGHTENING)

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhorrendous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   (informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable synonym terrible. horrendous traffic. They have horrendous financial problems. Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of horrendous and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. Synonyms terrible. Extra Examples. Word Origin.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHORRENDOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · 1. adjective. Something that is horrendous is very unpleasant or shocking . He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life. Synonyms: horrific, shocking [informal], appalling, frightening More Synonyms of horrendous. 2. adjective.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHORRENDOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   extremely unpleasant or bad: She suffered horrendous injuries in the accident. horrendously. adverb. extremely or extremely badly: horrendously expensive. (Definition of horrendous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of horrendous. in Chinese (Traditional) 極糟的, 可怕的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

7. www.yourdictionary.com › horrendousHorrendous Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Extremely bad; awful; terrible. Wiktionary. Synonyms: horrible. frightful. fearful. shocking. ghastly. terrible. dreadful. awful. appalling. fearsome. horrific. frightening. dreaded. direful. Origin of Horrendous. From Latin horrendus from gerundive of horrēre to tremble. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › horrendousHorrendous - definition of horrendous by The Free Dictionary

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   1. horrific, shocking, appalling, frightening, awful, terrifying, grim, dreadful, horrifying, ghastly, grisly, frightful, hellacious (U.S. slang) The violence used was horrendous. 2. (Informal) enormous, huge, massive, colossal, astronomic horrendous debts.