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单词 terrible
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terrible

[ ter-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈtɛr ə bəl /
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adjective

distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
extremely bad; horrible: terrible coffee; a terrible movie.
exciting terror, awe, or great fear; dreadful; awful.
formidably great: a terrible responsibility.

Origin of terrible

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin terribilis, equivalent to terr(ēre) to frighten + -ibilis-ible

SYNONYMS FOR terrible

3 fearful, frightful, appalling, dire, horrible, horrifying, terrifying, horrendous, horrid.
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OTHER WORDS FROM terrible

ter·ri·ble·ness, nounun·ter·ri·ble, adjective

Words nearby terrible

terrestrial radiation, terrestrial telescope, terret, terre verte, Terri, terrible, terribly, terricolous, terrier, terrific, terrify
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British Dictionary definitions for terrible

terrible
/ (ˈtɛrəbəl) /

adjective

very serious or extremea terrible cough
informal of poor quality; unpleasant or bada terrible meal; a terrible play
causing terror
causing awethe terrible nature of God

Derived forms of terrible

terribleness, noun

Word Origin for terrible

C15: from Latin terribilis, from terrēre to terrify
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