annus horribilis
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of annus horribilis
C20: from Latin, modelled on annus mirabilis , first used by Elizabeth II of the year 1992
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Bonds, by contrast, have returned just 1.7% a year during that time frame, and are only just recovering from the annus horribilis of 2022, when they lost 13%, on average.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Lewis Hamilton said after the final race of what has been an annus horribilis for him at Ferrari that he wanted to shut off from the world over the winter.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
In a speech in November 1992, Queen Elizabeth II rued the previous 12 months as an annus horribilis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
It was an annus horribilis for Latino politicians in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2022
A barrage of major central bank decisions and a critical U.S. consumer price inflation reading this week likely clear the decks in what has been an "annus horribilis" for world markets.
From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2022
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
