HORRENDOUS


Meaning of HORRENDOUS in English

hor ‧ ren ‧ dous /hɒˈrendəs, hə- $ hɑː-, hɔː-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: horrendus , from horrere ; ⇨ ↑ horror ]

1 . frightening and terrible SYN horrific :

a horrendous experience

She suffered horrendous injuries.

2 . informal extremely unreasonable or unpleasant:

horrendous debts

The traffic was horrendous.

—horrendously adverb

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THESAURUS

■ very bad

▪ awful/terrible/dreadful especially British English very bad:

The movie was awful.

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Her house is in a terrible state.

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a dreadful crime

▪ horrible very bad, especially in a way that shocks or upsets you:

He describes prison as ‘a horrible place’.

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It was a horrible exprerience.

▪ disgusting smelling or tasting very bad:

The food was disgusting.

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The fish smelled disgusting.

▪ lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ informal very bad or disappointing:

The weather has been lousy all week.

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I’m fed up with this lousy job.

▪ ghastly /ˈɡɑːstli $ ˈɡæstli/ British English informal very bad:

I’ve had a ghastly day.

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a ghastly mistake

▪ severe severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad and serious:

The country faces severe economic problems.

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severe delays

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He suffered severe head injuries in a car crash.

▪ atrocious/appalling/horrendous extremely bad in a way that is shocking:

Her behaviour has been absolutely atrocious.

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The country has an appalling human rights record.

▪ abysmal /əˈbɪzm ə l/ very bad and of a very low standard:

The team’s performance was abysmal.

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the abysmal conditions in some prisons

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.