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terrible
[ter-uh-buhl]
adjective
distressing; severe.
a terrible winter.
extremely bad; horrible.
terrible coffee;
a terrible movie.
exciting terror, awe, or great fear; dreadful; awful.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,formidably great.
a terrible responsibility.
terrible
/ ˈ³ÙÉ›°ùÉ™²úÉ™±ô /
adjective
very serious or extreme
a terrible cough
informalÌýof poor quality; unpleasant or bad
a terrible meal
a terrible play
causing terror
causing awe
the terrible nature of God
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- terribleness noun
- unterrible adjective
- ˈ³Ù±ð°ù°ù¾±²ú±ô±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of terrible1
Example Sentences
"I hadn’t seen him since that terrible antisemitic outburst when he got stopped by the police," he said.
“I wanted to humanize the terrible ICE sweeps that are going on now. We are in really, really dangerous times,†said Morello, the longtime guitarist for the leftist rock group Rage Against the Machine.
Flags have been at half-mast at royal residences and the black armbands will add another sign of respect, with the King having said he was "desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad".
She added: "Staff that are committed to the Leicestershire residents and Leicestershire County Council have not had their voice heard and I think that's terrible."
His business-oriented "America First" approach has also meant that other conflicts, including the terrible killing fields in Sudan, are not beeping loudly on his own radar.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- abhorrentÌý
- appallingÌý
- atrociousÌý
- awesomeÌý
- awfulÌý
- dangerousÌý
- direÌý
- disastrousÌý
- disturbingÌý
- dreadfulÌý
- frightfulÌý
- ghastlyÌý
- gruesomeÌý
- harrowingÌý
- hideousÌý
- horrendousÌý
- horridÌý
- horrifyingÌý
- seriousÌý
- severeÌý
When To Use
Terrible is commonly used to mean extremely bad—awful, dreadful, or horrible.It can also mean severe, as in I have a terrible case of the flu. (Of course, this sense of the word often overlaps with its meaning of “extremely bad.â€)When it’s used to describe a person, terrible often means extremely disagreeable or cruel.Terrible is also a somewhat formal way of describing something as having great power or being worthy of awe. This sense of terrible is especially used to describe supernatural power, as in The wizard is known to wield a terrible force with his staff. Much less commonly, terrible can mean literally causing terror, but the related word terrifying is much more commonly used to mean this.Example: Everyone seems to like that restaurant, but I had a terrible experience there—bad food and even worse service.
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