horrible
Causing horror; terrible; shockingCausing horror; terrible; shocking.
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» I think that's horrible.
Я думаю, это ужасно. — odexed
Я думаю, що це жахливо. — oksanask
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2 sensesCausing horror; terrible; shocking.
schrecklich, abscheulich, fies
ужа́сныйužásnyj, стра́шныйstrášnyj
жахли́вийžaxlývyj, страшни́йstrašnýj
provoking horror
Tremendously bad.
ужа́сныйužásnyj
Examples
527 sentencesI think that's horrible.
Я думаю, що це жахливо. — oksanask
ruЯ думаю, это ужасно. — odexed
What happened was horrible.
Те, що трапилося, було жахливим. — deniko
ruТо, что случилось, было ужасно. — marafon
deWas passierte war schrecklich. — Melang
That's a horrible idea.
Це жахлива ідея. — deniko
ruЭто ужасная идея. — odexed
That's a horrible plan.
Це жахливий план. — deniko
ruЭто ужасный план. — marafon
This picture is horrible.
Ця фотографія жахлива. — deniko
ruЭта картина ужасна. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
First attested in Middle English (alternately as horrible and orrible) in 1303: from Old FFirst attested in Middle English (alternately as horrible and orrible) in 1303: from Old French horrible, orrible, orible, from Latin horribilis, from horr(ēre) (“tremble”) + -ibilis (“-ible”).
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Forms
horribler/more horrible, horriblest/most horrible| Comparative | horribler / more horrible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | horriblest / most horrible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- provoking horror:atrociousfrightfulhorrifyingugly
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- something horrible
- was a horrible
- had a horrible
- horrible thing
- made a horrible
- what a horrible
- something horrible is
- a horrible thing
- a horrible mistake
- that something horrible
- something horrible has
- horrible has happened
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.