terrible

adjective
UK: /ˈter.ə.bəl/
US: /ˈter.ə.bəl/

  1. Very bad or unpleasant; causing strong feelings of fear or shock.

    1. The weather was terrible yesterday, all day rain. [ ] [ ]
    2. He had a terrible accident but, thankfully, he's recovering well in hospital. [ ] [ ]

  2. Of very low quality; extremely poor.

    1. The food at that restaurant was terrible, I didn't eat it. [ ] [ ]
    2. Her singing was truly terrible; she needs more practice before the show starts soon. [ ] [ ]

  3. Very serious or severe.

    1. She has terrible pain in her leg after training. [ ] [ ]
    2. The consequences of his actions were terrible for everyone who know him. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

alarming severe shocking atrocious horrible dreadful frightful ghastly awful
terrible adverb

  1. To a great extent; very.

    1. I'm terribly sorry, but I have to cancel our meeting. [ ] [ ]
    2. She felt terribly sad after her dog died after terrible illness. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "terrible" in English means: Very bad or unpleasant; causing strong feelings of fear or shock., Of very low quality; extremely poor., Very serious or severe..

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

Synonyms for "terrible": alarming, severe, shocking, atrocious, horrible, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, awful.

Example usage of "terrible": "The weather was terrible yesterday, all day rain.". More examples on the page.