Horrendous: meaning, definitions and examples
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horrendous
[ hษหrษndษs ]
adjective to describe something extremely unpleasant or horrifying
Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible. Describes something that is shockingly bad or dreadful.
Synonyms
appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, ghastly
Examples of usage
- The movie was so horrendous that I had to leave the theater.
- The smell coming from the garbage was absolutely horrendous.
- Her behavior towards her employees was truly horrendous.
- The storm caused horrendous damage to the town.
- The conditions in the prison were described as horrendous by the inspectors.
Translations
Translations of the word "horrendous" in other languages:
๐ต๐น horrendo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเคฏเคพเคจเค
๐ฉ๐ช schrecklich
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengerikan
๐บ๐ฆ ะถะฐั ะปะธะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ straszny
๐ฏ๐ต ๆใใใ
๐ซ๐ท horrible
๐ช๐ธ horrendo
๐น๐ท dehลet verici
๐ฐ๐ท ๋์ฐํ
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฑูุน
๐จ๐ฟ hroznรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ straลกnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฏๆ็
๐ธ๐ฎ grozljiv
๐ฎ๐ธ hrรฆรฐilegur
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพัาัะฝัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแจแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ dษhลษtli
๐ฒ๐ฝ horrendo
Word origin
The word 'horrendous' originated from the Latin word 'horrendus', which means 'to be feared'. It entered the English language in the early 17th century. Over time, 'horrendous' has evolved to describe something extremely unpleasant or horrifying. Its usage has become common in modern English to convey the severity of a situation or experience.
See also: horrible, horribly, horrific, horrified, horrify, horrifying.