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horrendous

[haw-ren-duhs, ho-]

adjective

  1. shockingly dreadful; horrible.

    a horrendous crime.

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horrendous

/ ɒˈɛԻə /

adjective

  1. another word for horrific

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • horrendously adverb
  • ǰˈԻdzܲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of horrendous1

1650–60; < Latin horrendus dreadful, to be feared (gerund of ǰŧ to bristle, shudder), equivalent to horr- (akin to hirsute ) + -endus gerund suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of horrendous1

C17: from Latin horrendus fearful, from ǰŧ to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror
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"The cost of living is absolutely horrendous for everyone at the moment, even doing a weekly food shop, it's going up week by week, so adding on a £15 tin of formula is just unattainable."

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“What that family suffered is truly, truly horrific and truly unconscionable. The lies that were told, the goading of the family, all of that is absolutely horrendous.”

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And I think those words are said before anything turns into a horrendous, malevolent force.”

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"The whole process has been horrendous, because you are reliving the most traumatic and painful experience of your life."

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A third mother, from Warwickshire, said her inmate son had changed for the worse, explaining crimes he once found "horrendous" now amused him.

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When To Use

What doeshorrendous mean?

Horrendous is popularly used to mean extremely bad—awful, dreadful, or horrible.It can also mean literally causing horror—horrifying or horrific, as in horrendous violence.Example: If you’re wondering what cake tastes like when you accidentally use salt instead of sugar, it’s horrendous—completely disgusting and inedible.

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