horrible
causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
extremely unpleasant; deplorable; disgusting: horrible living conditions.
Origin of horrible
1Other words for horrible
Opposites for horrible
Other words from horrible
- hor·ri·ble·ness, noun
- hor·ri·bly, adverb
Words Nearby horrible
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How to use horrible in a sentence
It’s horrible to say, I know, but it felt so nice that the heat was off us for a while.
Tan France Goes Deep on Racism and When He Almost Quit ‘Queer Eye’ | Eugene Robinson | September 3, 2020 | OzyI think it also means I’m less likely to get hit on, which is a horrible thing that has happened to a lot of young women in fields where there aren’t enough women.
Conducting the Mathematical Orchestra From the Middle | Rachel Crowell | September 2, 2020 | Quanta MagazineWhen planes were coming long-distance from London, Sydney, Narita or Hong Kong, it was horrible.
What I learned from 5 years of cleaning airplanes in the middle of the night | matthewheimer | August 30, 2020 | FortuneI walk into the store, and this woman just lights me up, and starts putting my face into an iPhone and saying I’m a horrible person, and dah, dah, dah.
New York City Mayor de Blasio announced on Sunday that Ocran lost her life, and he said that she was a “psych educator” at Jacobi and that it was a horrible loss for the family, for the hospital, and for the city.
Former Nurse From The Bronx Dies Of COVID-19 After Concerned About Lack Of Testing | D. N. | April 13, 2020 | No Straight News
“I had this horrible secret and it colored everything I did,” said Roome.
He is a true advocate for human rights who has paid a horrible price for standing up against the Assad dictatorship.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, the Japanese-owned corporation has set a horrible precedent.
Kim Jong Un, Avert Your Eyes: Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Gets the Porn Parody Treatment | Aurora Snow | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, Gordon replied with, “horrible behavior,” which was echoed by Pascal, who responded, “Actually despicable.”
Exclusive: Sony Emails Slam Leonardo DiCaprio, Willow and Jaden Smith, Gush Over Ryan Gosling | William Boot | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAny difficulties we experience now are not as horrible as the constant fear of bombs.
Where Chechens Go to Escape Their Surreal Past—and Risky Present | Anna Nemtsova | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe gasped a few times, then, gathering strength again, went on with that horrible spasmodic recitation.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairMy father, who was a professional cricketer, was smashed up by an accident, and I had three horrible years in employment in shops.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThey have fought countless bloody wars and have committed countless horrible atrocities in their zeal for Him.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordAnd yet, at the same moment you were protesting, and denouncing, and saying those horrible things about her!
Confidence | Henry JamesYou may read the horrible story for yourselves in the third chapter of the Second Book of Kings.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
British Dictionary definitions for horrible
/ (ˈhɒrəbəl) /
causing horror; dreadful
disagreeable; unpleasant
informal cruel or unkind
Origin of horrible
1Derived forms of horrible
- horribleness, noun
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