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horrendous

(hərendəs, US hɔːr-)
1. adjective
Something that is horrendous is very unpleasant or shocking.
He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life.
Synonyms: horrific, shocking [informal], appalling, frightening More Synonyms of horrendous
2. adjective
Some people use horrendous to describe something that is so big or great that they find it extremely unpleasant.
[informal]
Nor do their debts looks so horrendous when related to the value of their fixed assets.
...the usually horrendous traffic jams.
horrendously adverb [usually ADVERB adjective/-ed, oft ADVERB after verb]
Many outings can now be horrendously expensive for parents with a young family.
More Synonyms of horrendous

horrendous in British English

(hɒˈrɛndəs)
adjective
another word for horrific
Derived forms
horrendously (horˈrendously)
adverb
horrendousness (horˈrendousness)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin horrendus fearful, from horrēre to bristle, shudder, tremble; see horror

horrendous in American English

(hɔˈrɛndəs; həˈrɛndəs)
adjective
horrible; frightful
Derived forms
horrendously (horˈrendously)
adverb
Word origin
L horrendus < prp. of horrere: see horrid

Examples of 'horrendous' in a sentence
horrendous

One dad stormed:'It is absolutely horrendous.
The Sun (2016)
He said:'It has just been a horrendous experience.
The Sun (2016)
She said: 'It was horrendous.
The Sun (2016)
What happened that night was absolutely horrendous.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This has been a horrendous experience for many servicemen.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She said the scene was absolutely horrendous.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This experience was horrendous and we felt totally abandoned.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some of them have lost their parents and had horrendous experiences.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Your letter shows how it is possible to live on beyond such a horrendous experience and find constructive support.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Short term it sounded absolutely horrendous.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The traffic is already horrendous and a 2,500 horse town above all others needs space.
The Sun (2011)
He leans forward, clearly about to admit to something completely horrendous.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We went to a mall outside Glasgow and had a pretty horrendous experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And it would probably have been four from four but for an horrendous traffic jam on the M1.
The Sun (2014)
The schedule was absolutely horrendous.
The Sun (2013)
Players and coaches wanted to get back to their base in Krakow as quickly as possible but instead had an absolutely horrendous journey.
The Sun (2012)
He said: 'It was a horrendous situation.
The Sun (2012)
Easter said: 'It was an horrendous tackle.
The Sun (2009)
She added: 'But we do come across some cases involving horrendous violence.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But horrendous traffic meant he missed his Stansted flight and had to rush to Gatwick instead.
The Sun (2010)
She said: 'It was horrendous.
The Sun (2011)
And a show source said yesterday: 'Every year presents a new challenge as we want to give them something absolutely horrendous.
The Sun (2010)

In other languages
horrendous

British English: horrendous /hɒˈrɛndəs/ ADJECTIVE
Something that is horrendous is very bad or unpleasant.
He suffered horrendous injuries.
  • American English: horrendous
  • Arabic: رَهِيب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: horrendo
  • Chinese: 可怕的
  • Croatian: užasan
  • Czech: příšerný
  • Danish: skrækkelig
  • Dutch: afgrijselijk
  • European Spanish: horrendo
  • Finnish: hirvittävä
  • French: épouvantable
  • German: schrecklich
  • Greek: αποτρόπαιος
  • Italian: orrendo
  • Japanese: 恐ろしい
  • Korean: 끔찍한
  • Norwegian: forferdelig
  • Polish: straszliwy
  • European Portuguese: horrendo
  • Romanian: îngrozitor
  • Russian: ужасающий
  • Latin American Spanish: horrendo
  • Swedish: fruktansvärd
  • Thai: น่ากลัว
  • Turkish: korkunç
  • Ukrainian: страхітливий
  • Vietnamese: kinh khủng

Chinese translation of 'horrendous'

horrendous

(həˈrɛndəs)

adj

  1. [crime, error] 恐怖的 (kǒngbù de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
very unpleasant or shocking
The violence used was horrendous.
Synonyms
horrific
I have never seen such horrific injuries.
shocking (informal)
I must have been in a shocking state last night.
appalling
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
frightening
The latest crime statistics are frightening.
awful
Even if the weather's awful there's still lots to do.
terrifying
one of the most terrifying diseases known to man
grim
They painted a grim picture of growing crime.
dreadful
They told us the dreadful news.
horrifying
ghastly
a particularly ghastly murder
grisly
a series of grisly murders
frightful
We were trapped overnight in frightful conditions.
hellacious (US, slang)
2 (adjective) 
(informal) 
horrendous debts
Synonyms
enormous
an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun
huge
Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
massive
a massive steam boat
colossal
A colossal statue stands in the square.
The task they face is colossal.
astronomic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of appalling
Definition
causing dismay, horror, or revulsion
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
Synonyms
horrifying,
shocking (informal),
terrible,
alarming,
frightening,
scaring,
awful,
terrifying,
horrible,
grim,
dreadful,
intimidating,
dismaying,
horrific,
fearful (informal),
daunting,
dire,
astounding,
ghastly,
hideous,
shameful,
harrowing,
vile,
unnerving,
petrifying,
horrid,
unspeakable,
frightful,
nightmarish,
abominable,
disheartening,
godawful (slang),
hellacious (US, slang),
from hell (informal)
in the sense of awful
Even if the weather's awful there's still lots to do.
Synonyms
bad,
poor,
terrible (informal),
appalling,
foul,
rubbish (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
dreadful,
unpleasant,
dire,
crap (taboo, slang),
horrendous,
ghastly,
from hell (informal),
atrocious,
deplorable,
abysmal,
frightful,
shite (taboo, slang),
hellacious (US, slang)
in the sense of colossal
Definition
very large in size
A colossal statue stands in the square.The task they face is colossal.
Synonyms
huge,
massive,
vast,
enormous,
immense,
titanic,
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
monstrous,
mammoth,
mountainous,
stellar (informal),
prodigious,
gargantuan,
herculean,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
humongous or humungous (informal),
supersize

Nearby words of
horrendous

  • hormone
  • horn
  • horny
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrid
  • horrific

Synonyms of 'horrendous'

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