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- pronunciation:
- ho
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ha
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- features:
- Word History
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
causing a feeling of fear, horror; dreadful.
She had a horrible nightmare.- synonyms:
- dreadful, ghastly, horrid, horrifying, terrible
- similar words:
- atrocious, dire, dread, gruesome, scary
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definition 2: |
not pleasant; very ugly or bad.
Did you make this horrible mess in the kitchen?- synonyms:
- awful, disgusting, dreadful, frightful, horrid, obnoxious
- antonyms:
- delightful, lovely
- similar words:
- atrocious, beastly, disagreeable, distasteful, foul, ghastly, hideous, loathsome, offensive, rank, shocking, terrible, unpleasant
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related words: |
dreadful, grim, monstrous, nasty |
derivations: |
horribly (adv.), horribleness (n.) |
Horrible comes from a Latin word that means "bristly or savage looking."
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