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- pronunciation:
- te
rih
b
l
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
creating terror, fear, or horror.
He'd woken up from a terrible dream and feared going back to sleep.Reporters are charged with describing these terrible events.- synonyms:
- fearful, frightening, horrific, terrifying
- similar words:
- atrocious, awful, dire, dread, dreadful, formidable, ghastly, grim, harrowing, horrendous, horrible, macabre, nasty, redoubtable, tremendous
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definition 2: |
extreme; severe.
I had a terrible case of the flu last year.The islands were hit by a terrible storm.She was in terrible pain from the accident.- synonyms:
- extreme, fierce, severe
- antonyms:
- slight
- similar words:
- bad, brutal, dire, foul, harsh, insufferable, intense, monstrous, mortal, nasty, rough, strong
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definition 3: |
extremely bad; unpleasant; unacceptable.
Most of the critics agreed that it was a terrible film.What is that terrible smell?!Don't go to that restaurant. The food is terrible.- synonyms:
- atrocious, awful
- antonyms:
- delightful, excellent
- similar words:
- abysmal, almighty, appalling, bad, dreadful, ghastly, heinous, hideous, horrible, horrid, lousy, nasty, obnoxious, odious, pathetic, repulsive, revolting, rotten, unacceptable, unpleasant
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related words: |
disastrous, dismal, gruesome, inferior, inhuman, lousy, lurid, miserable, putrid, shameful, woeful |
(adj.)terrible
+ noun
accident,
agony,
atrocity,
beating,
betrayal,
bind,
blow,
blunder,
burden,
burn,
clarity,
claw,
cold,
consequence,
cough,
crash,
crime,
cry,
curse,
damage,
deed,
dictator,
dilemma,
disappointment,
disaster,
disservice,
distraction,
dread,
drought,
emptiness,
epidemic,
famine,
fate,
fever,
flood,
fright,
fury,
guilt,
happening,
hardship,
hatred,
headache,
hunger,
hurry,
injustice,
insult,
irony,
liar,
lizard,
loneliness,
longing,
loss,
massacre,
mess,
misfortune,
mistake,
misunderstanding,
monster,
nightmare,
noise,
ordeal,
pain,
pity,
plague,
plight,
precedent,
pun,
punishment,
racket,
rage,
roar,
sacrifice,
sadness,
saga,
scar,
scream,
secret,
setback,
shame,
shape,
shock,
sickness,
sin,
situation,
slump,
smell,
sorrow,
spell,
stench,
stink,
suffering,
temper,
thing,
thirst,
timing,
toll,
torture,
tragedy,
trauma,
vengeance,
void,
wound
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derivations: |
terribly (adv.), terribleness (n.) |
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