horrible

adjective
UK: /ˈhɒr.ə.bəl/
US: /ˈhɔːr.ə.bəl/

  1. Extremely unpleasant or bad.

    1. The food was horrible. [ ] [ ]
    2. The weather was horrible, and it ruined our picnic because we had to stay inside. [ ] [ ]

  2. Causing feelings of fear or disgust.

    1. That was a horrible accident. [ ] [ ]
    2. The movie contained horrible scenes of violence that made me want to leave the theater. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

terrible appalling dreadful atrocious awful

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "horrible" in English means: Extremely unpleasant or bad., Causing feelings of fear or disgust..

The phonetic transcription of "horrible" is /ˈhɒr.ə.bəl/ in British English and /ˈhɔːr.ə.bəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "horrible": terrible, appalling, dreadful, atrocious, awful.

Example usage of "horrible": "The food was horrible.". More examples on the page.