terrible
Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesomeDreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
» Something terrible is about to happen.
Etwas Schreckliches wird geschehen.
Должно произойти что-то ужасное.
Зараз трапиться щось жахливе.
Meaning
6 sensesDreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
The witch laid a terrible curse on him.
schrecklich
ужа́сныйužásnyj, стра́шныйstrášnyj, жу́ткийžútkij
жахли́вийžaxlývyj, страшни́йstrašnýj
causing fear or dread or terror
Formidable, powerful.
гро́зныйgróznyj
грі́знийhríznyj
Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
He paid a terrible price for his life of drinking.
ужа́сныйužásnyj
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
The food was terrible, but it was free.
furchtbar
ужа́сныйužásnyj
Very bad; lousy.
Whatever he thinks, he is a terrible driver.
furchtbar, miserabel
ужа́сныйužásnyj
exceptionally bad or displeasing
(Ireland, especially)Prone to a particular temptation.
He's a terrible man for beer.
Examples
1298 sentencesSomething terrible is about to happen.
Зараз трапиться щось жахливе.
ruДолжно произойти что-то ужасное.
deEtwas Schreckliches wird geschehen.
I got terrible grades this term.
Я отримав жахливі оцінки у цьому семестрі.
I just made a terrible mistake.
Я щойно зробив жахливу помилку.
I thought it was a terrible idea.
Я думав, що це жахлива ідея.
ruЯ подумал, что это ужасная идея.
Tom said some terrible things to Mary.
Том сказав Мері жахливі речі.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English terrible, from Old French terrible, from Latin terribilis (“Inherited from Middle English terrible, from Old French terrible, from Latin terribilis (“frightful”), from terreō (“to frighten, terrify, alarm; to deter by terror, scare (away)”). Compare terror, deter. By surface analysis, terror + -ible.
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Forms
terribler/more terrible, terriblest/most terrible| Comparative | terribler / more terrible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | terriblest / most terrible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
19 synonyms- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality:severewicked
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact:frightfulawfultremendous
- exceptionally bad or displeasing:atrociousabominableawfuldreadfulpainfulunspeakable
- causing fear or dread or terror:awfuldiredirefuldreaddreadeddreadfulfearfulfearsome
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- is a terrible
- had a terrible
- a terrible mistake
- terrible thing
- a terrible experience
- a terrible thing
- something terrible
- terrible mistake
- made a terrible
- a terrible idea
- a terrible dancer
- feel terrible about