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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word History
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
causing a feeling of fear, horror; dreadful.
可怕的
She had a horrible nightmare.她做了可怕的噩梦。- 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.
讨厌的
Did you make this horrible mess in the kitchen?你有没有在厨房里弄了一团糟？- 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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