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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

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   • According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “horrendous” as an adjective can have the following definitions: Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible. Causing fear or dread or terror. Very bad; awful. Appalling conditions.

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   What does a horrendous figure mean?

   • Slowly, irresistibly, the horrendous figure stalked forth into the dim light. What does horrendous mean? Horrendous is popularly used to mean extremely bad—awful, dreadful, or horrible. It can also mean literally causing horror— horrifying or horrific, as in horrendousviolence.

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   What is horrendous traffic?

   • The traffic is already horrendous and a 2,500 horse town above all others needs space. We went to a mall outside Glasgow and had a pretty horrendous experience. But horrendous traffic meant he missed his Stansted flight and had to rush to Gatwick instead. Something that is horrendous is very bad or unpleasant.

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   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. HORRENDOUS definition: 1. extremely unpleasant or bad: 2. extremely or extremely badly: . Learn more.

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   Horrendous definition: shockingly dreadful; horrible. See examples of HORRENDOUS used in a sentence.

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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)

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   Definition of horrendous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of 'horrendous' 1. Something that is horrendous is very unpleasant or shocking. [...] 2. Some people use horrendous to describe something that is so big or great that they find it extremely unpleasant. [informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'horrendous' American English: hɔrɛndəs, hə-British English: hərendəs, US hɔːr- More.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hor‧ren‧dous /hɒˈrendəs, hə- $ hɑː-, hɔː-/ adjective 1 frightening and terrible SYN horrific a horrendous experience She suffered horrendous injuries. see thesaurus at bad 2 informal extremely unreasonable or unpleasant horrendous debts The traffic was horrendous. —horrendously adverb Example...

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   Bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. are unpleasant and cause difficulties or harm. You can describe a person who behaves in a way that is morally wrong, or a morally wrong action, as a bad person, action, etc. Something that is of bad quality is of a low or unacceptable standard.

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   It refers to an event, situation, or object that is exceptionally horrifying, appalling, or distressing. When something is described as horrendous, it implies a level of intensity beyond ordinary negative experiences. It denotes an extreme sense of fear, disgust, or revulsion that may elicit strong emotional reactions.