/ ˈhɒrəbl; NAmE ˈhɔːr-; ˈhɑːr-/ adjective
1.
( informal ) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe sth that you do not like :
horrible weather / children / shoes
The coffee tasted horrible.
I've got a horrible feeling she lied to us.
➡ note at terrible
2.
making you feel very shocked and frightened
SYN terrible :
a horrible crime / nightmare
3.
( informal ) ( of people or their behaviour ) unfriendly, unpleasant or unkind
SYN nasty , obnoxious :
a horrible man
My sister was being horrible to me all day.
What a horrible thing to say!
► hor·ribly / -əbli; NAmE / adverb :
It was horribly painful.
The experiment went horribly wrong.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from Latin horribilis , from horrere tremble, shudder.