horrible
adjective
hor·ri·ble
ˈhȯr-ə-bəl 
ˈhär-
1
: marked by or arousing painful and intense fear, dread, dismay, or aversion : marked by or arousing horror
a horrible accident
2
: extremely bad or unpleasant
a horrible mistake
horrible food
Synonyms
Examples of horrible in a Sentence
He suffered a horrible death.
The crime scene was too horrible to describe.
The team had a horrible season last year.
He realized that he had made a horrible mistake.
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—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
What a horrible term for a perfectly normal people who are unhappy with the two choices.
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horrible
adjective
hor·ri·ble
ˈhȯr-ə-bəl
ˈhär-
1
: marked by or arousing horror
2
: extremely unpleasant or bad
horrible food
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