horrendous
horrendous · more horrendous · most horrendous
жахливий, страшний, грізний
ужасный, жуткий
entsetzlich, horrend
Extremely bad; awful; terribleExtremely bad; awful; terrible.
/həˈɹɛndəs/
» What's taking place here is horrendous.
Meaning
1 sensesExtremely bad; awful; terrible.
There was horrendous carnage at the scene of the plane crash.
My journey to work this morning was horrendous!
entsetzlich, horrend
ужа́сныйužásnyj, жу́ткийžútkij
More definitions
- causing fear or dread or terror
Examples
16 sentencesWhat's taking place here is horrendous.
It was a horrendous experience.
ruЭто был ужасный опыт.
He's faced with an horrendous choice.
Ziri had a horrendous dating life.
Working in the jungle was horrendous.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
extremely bad; awful; terrible:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
extremely bad; awful; terrible:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin horrendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of horreō (“to dread”Borrowed from Latin horrendus, future passive participle (gerundive) of horreō (“to dread”) + -ous.
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Forms
more horrendous, most horrendous| Comparative | more horrendous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most horrendous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form